Its story

HIP 42974 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42974: right ascension 8h 45m 30s, declination +20° 35′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 42974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42974, Gaia DR3 661779796602531712. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.