How to see it
HIP 42119 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42119: right ascension 8h 35m 9s, declination +0° 21′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42119. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42119, HD 72848, Gaia DR3 3076784557900213760. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3076784557900213760
- HIP
- 42119
- HD
- 72848
- gaia_dr3
- 3076784557900213760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3076784557900213760
- HD 72848
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68