How to see it
HIP 42172 has a visual magnitude of about 5.81: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42172: right ascension 8h 35m 51s, declination +6° 37′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42172, HD 72945, Gaia DR3 594989348593414016. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 594989348593414016
- HIP
- 42172
- HD
- 72945
- gaia_dr3
- 594989348593414016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 594989348593414016
- Gl 310.1A
- HD 72945
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.81