Its story

HIP 42955 has a visual magnitude of about 10.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42955: right ascension 8h 45m 22s, declination −25° 58′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42955, HD 74819, Gaia DR3 5652380066245693440. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.