How to see it
HIP 42549 has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42549: right ascension 8h 40m 22s, declination +19° 40′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42549. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42549, HD 73710, Gaia DR3 661297080936069632. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661297080936069632
- HIP
- 42549
- HD
- 73710
- gaia_dr3
- 661297080936069632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661297080936069632
- HD 73710
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18