How to see it
HIP 42981 has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42981: right ascension 8h 45m 35s, declination +4° 39′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42981, HD 74685, Gaia DR3 582263532294133760. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 582263532294133760
- HIP
- 42981
- HD
- 74685
- gaia_dr3
- 582263532294133760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 582263532294133760
- HD 74685
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11