Its story

HIP 42683 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42683: right ascension 8h 41m 59s, declination +62° 1′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42683. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42683, Gaia DR3 1042256900518347648. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.