How to see it
HIP 42538 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42538: right ascension 8h 40m 18s, declination +31° 56′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42538, HD 73596, Gaia DR3 709596324640717568. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 709596324640717568
- HIP
- 42538
- HD
- 73596
- gaia_dr3
- 709596324640717568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 709596324640717568
- HD 73596
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12