How to see it
HIP 42028 has a visual magnitude of about 5.80: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42028: right ascension 8h 34m 2s, declination −2° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42028. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42028, HD 72660, Gaia DR3 3072846416487798528. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3072846416487798528
- HIP
- 42028
- HD
- 72660
- gaia_dr3
- 3072846416487798528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.80