How to see it
HIP 42368 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42368: right ascension 8h 38m 20s, declination −6° 39′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42368. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42368, HD 73451, Gaia DR3 5755091013674160256. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5755091013674160256
- HIP
- 42368
- HD
- 73451
- gaia_dr3
- 5755091013674160256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38