How to see it

42 LMi has a visual magnitude of about 5.34: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 42 LMi: right ascension 10h 45m 52s, declination +30° 40′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

42 LMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 52638, HD 93152, Gaia DR3 735156362212375424. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 735156362212375424

HIP

52638

HD

93152

gaia_dr3

735156362212375424

Bayer / Flamsteed

42 LMi

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 735156362212375424
• HD 93152
• HIP 52638

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

5.34