Its story

HIP 42170 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 42170: right ascension 8h 35m 50s, declination +46° 42′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42170, Gaia DR3 918408391801107456. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.