How to see it
HIP 42008 has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42008: right ascension 8h 33m 43s, declination +4° 45′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42008. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42008, HD 72561, Gaia DR3 3092508639329332992. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3092508639329332992
- HIP
- 42008
- HD
- 72561
- gaia_dr3
- 3092508639329332992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.61