How to see it
HIP 42013 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42013: right ascension 8h 33m 47s, declination −9° 59′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42013. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42013, HD 72664, Gaia DR3 5751819107588432640. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5751819107588432640
- HIP
- 42013
- HD
- 72664
- gaia_dr3
- 5751819107588432640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46