Its story

HIP 42232 has a visual magnitude of about 10.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42232: right ascension 8h 36m 39s, declination +44° 56′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42232. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42232, Gaia DR3 917416907191705088. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.