How to see it
42 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cet: right ascension 1h 19m 48s, declination −0° 30′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
42 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6226, HD 8036, Gaia DR3 2533762977853808640. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2533762977853808640
- HIP
- 6226
- HD
- 8036
- gaia_dr3
- 2533762977853808640
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Cet
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2533762977853808640
- HD 8036
- HIP 6226
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.13