Its story

HIP 42888 has a visual magnitude of about 9.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42888: right ascension 8h 44m 25s, declination +15° 54′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42888, HD 74406, Gaia DR3 610060010879340160. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.