Its story

HIP 42258 has a visual magnitude of about 9.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42258: right ascension 8h 37m 3s, declination +8° 19′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42258, Gaia DR3 596490250685387264. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.