Its story

HIP 84242 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84242: right ascension 17h 13m 13s, declination +34° 31′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 84242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84242, Gaia DR3 1335152435787673856. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.