How to see it
HIP 42072 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42072: right ascension 8h 34m 30s, declination +47° 8′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42072. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42072, HD 72392, Gaia DR3 918624823793093248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 918624823793093248
- HIP
- 42072
- HD
- 72392
- gaia_dr3
- 918624823793093248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 918624823793093248
- HD 72392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67