Its story

HIP 42253 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42253: right ascension 8h 36m 56s, declination +23° 14′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42253, Gaia DR3 666296212412465024. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.