How to see it
HIP 42523 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42523: right ascension 8h 40m 11s, declination +19° 58′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42523. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42523, HD 73666, Gaia DR3 661322060465742336. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661322060465742336
- HIP
- 42523
- HD
- 73666
- gaia_dr3
- 661322060465742336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661322060465742336
- HD 73666
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60