How to see it
HIP 42187 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42187: right ascension 8h 36m 8s, declination +15° 18′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42187. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42187, HD 72943, Gaia DR3 657629350661901312. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657629350661901312
- HIP
- 42187
- HD
- 72943
- gaia_dr3
- 657629350661901312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657629350661901312
- HD 72943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25