How to see it
HIP 42503 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42503: right ascension 8h 39m 56s, declination +32° 43′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42503. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42503, HD 73508, Gaia DR3 710242803119529728. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 710242803119529728
- HIP
- 42503
- HD
- 73508
- gaia_dr3
- 710242803119529728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 710242803119529728
- HD 73508
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40