How to see it
HIP 42434 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42434: right ascension 8h 39m 10s, declination +59° 56′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42434. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42434, HD 73029, Gaia DR3 1041607570183626880. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1041607570183626880
- HIP
- 42434
- HD
- 73029
- gaia_dr3
- 1041607570183626880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1041607570183626880
- HD 73029
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47