How to see it
HIP 42606 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 42606: right ascension 8h 41m 2s, declination −9° 3′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42606, HD 73997, Gaia DR3 5750482651204410112. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5750482651204410112
- HIP
- 42606
- HD
- 73997
- gaia_dr3
- 5750482651204410112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64