How to see it
HIP 42537 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42537: right ascension 8h 40m 18s, declination +1° 55′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42537. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42537, HD 73801, Gaia DR3 3079056904837684736. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3079056904837684736
- HIP
- 42537
- HD
- 73801
- gaia_dr3
- 3079056904837684736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3079056904837684736
- HD 73801
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31