Its story

HIP 42768 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42768: right ascension 8h 42m 54s, declination +42° 50′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42768. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42768, HD 73972, Gaia DR3 913639328835302144. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.