How to see it
42 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 4.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cap: right ascension 21h 41m 33s, declination −14° 2′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
42 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 107095, HD 206301, Gaia DR3 6841803123511245696. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6841803123511245696
- HIP
- 107095
- HD
- 206301
- gaia_dr3
- 6841803123511245696
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.97