How to see it
HIP 42299 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42299: right ascension 8h 37m 27s, declination −4° 56′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42299. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42299, HD 73281, Gaia DR3 5755596651583687552. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5755596651583687552
- HIP
- 42299
- HD
- 73281
- gaia_dr3
- 5755596651583687552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90