How to see it
42 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Aur: right ascension 6h 17m 35s, declination +46° 25′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
42 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29884, HD 43244, Gaia DR3 968597489838610432. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 968597489838610432
- HIP
- 29884
- HD
- 43244
- gaia_dr3
- 968597489838610432
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 968597489838610432
- HD 43244
- HIP 29884
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48