How to see it
HIP 42744 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42744: right ascension 8h 42m 42s, declination +39° 3′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42744. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42744, HD 73992, Gaia DR3 910733319603317248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910733319603317248
- HIP
- 42744
- HD
- 73992
- gaia_dr3
- 910733319603317248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910733319603317248
- HD 73992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64