How to see it
42 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 5.24: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Lyn: right ascension 9h 38m 22s, declination +40° 14′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
42 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47300, HD 83287, Gaia DR3 813089746389964032. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 813089746389964032
- HIP
- 47300
- HD
- 83287
- gaia_dr3
- 813089746389964032
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 813089746389964032
- HD 83287
- HIP 47300
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.24