Its story

HIP 42518 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42518: right ascension 8h 40m 8s, declination +21° 3′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42518. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42518, HD 73639, Gaia DR3 664547890141278464. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.