How to see it
HIP 42674 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42674: right ascension 8h 41m 50s, declination −5° 36′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42674. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42674, HD 74093, Gaia DR3 5761301055347596800. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5761301055347596800
- HIP
- 42674
- HD
- 74093
- gaia_dr3
- 5761301055347596800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66