How to see it
HIP 42249 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42249: right ascension 8h 36m 49s, declination +74° 43′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 42249. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42249, HD 71973, Gaia DR3 1124869634384221824. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1124869634384221824
- HIP
- 42249
- HD
- 71973
- gaia_dr3
- 1124869634384221824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1124869634384221824
- HD 71973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29