How to see it
HIP 42739 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42739: right ascension 8h 42m 37s, declination −4° 24′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42739. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42739, HD 74216, Gaia DR3 5761676882165866880. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5761676882165866880
- HIP
- 42739
- HD
- 74216
- gaia_dr3
- 5761676882165866880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44