How to see it
HIP 42489 has a visual magnitude of about 5.45: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42489: right ascension 8h 39m 44s, declination −9° 35′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42489. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42489, HD 73766, Gaia DR3 5750335076126912000. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5750335076126912000
- HIP
- 42489
- HD
- 73766
- gaia_dr3
- 5750335076126912000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.45