How to see it
HIP 42472 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42472: right ascension 8h 39m 32s, declination +32° 30′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42472. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42472, HD 73427, Gaia DR3 710186796745930240. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 710186796745930240
- HIP
- 42472
- HD
- 73427
- gaia_dr3
- 710186796745930240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 710186796745930240
- HD 73427
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21