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), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

42 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47300, HD 83287, Gaia DR3 813089746389964032.

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