Its story

HIP 42470 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42470: right ascension 8h 39m 30s, declination +35° 38′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42470, Gaia DR3 717560911993898496. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.