How to see it
42 Cam has a visual magnitude of about 5.10: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cam: right ascension 6h 50m 57s, declination +67° 34′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
42 Cam. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32864, HD 48879, Gaia DR3 1102797861873269504. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1102797861873269504
- HIP
- 32864
- HD
- 48879
- gaia_dr3
- 1102797861873269504
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Cam
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1102797861873269504
- HD 48879
- HIP 32864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.10