How to see it
42 Cas has a visual magnitude of about 5.17: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cas: right ascension 1h 42m 56s, declination +70° 37′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
42 Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8016, HD 10250, Gaia DR3 533842792557160576. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 533842792557160576
- HIP
- 8016
- HD
- 10250
- gaia_dr3
- 533842792557160576
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Cas
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 533842792557160576
- HD 10250
- HIP 8016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.17