Its story

HIP 42451 has a visual magnitude of about 9.10: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42451: right ascension 8h 39m 17s, declination +40° 18′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42451. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42451, HD 73311, Gaia DR3 911642370905214848. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.