Its story

HIP 42647 has a visual magnitude of about 9.21: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42647: right ascension 8h 41m 28s, declination +6° 49′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42647. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42647, Gaia DR3 595143039702794496. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.