5133, CD-31°325 , G269-049, GCTP 177.00, and LHS 1163. Ross 42 is a magnitude 11.52 dM4 e red dwarf nearby star (14.1 pc ) in Orion , also known as Gliese 206, G097-047, and GCTP 1259.00. The planet Uranus ' north and south poles face the sun 42 years before switching,