How to see it
HIP 42854 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42854: right ascension 8h 43m 60s, declination +4° 20′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42854. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42854, HD 74393, Gaia DR3 582157738659724800. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 582157738659724800
- HIP
- 42854
- HD
- 74393
- gaia_dr3
- 582157738659724800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 582157738659724800
- HD 74393
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36