How to see it
HIP 42576 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42576: right ascension 8h 40m 43s, declination +51° 25′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42576. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42576, HD 73447, Gaia DR3 1027626145963458432. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1027626145963458432
- HIP
- 42576
- HD
- 73447
- gaia_dr3
- 1027626145963458432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1027626145963458432
- HD 73447
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62