Its story

HIP 42668 has a visual magnitude of about 9.12: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42668: right ascension 8h 41m 47s, declination −25° 40′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42668, HD 74205, Gaia DR3 5647161573606737920. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.