How to see it
HIP 42142 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42142: right ascension 8h 35m 25s, declination +2° 44′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42142, HD 72908, Gaia DR3 3079598379955881984. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3079598379955881984
- HIP
- 42142
- HD
- 72908
- gaia_dr3
- 3079598379955881984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3079598379955881984
- HD 72908
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08