How to see it
HIP 42951 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42951: right ascension 8h 45m 21s, declination −2° 36′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42951, HD 74688, Gaia DR3 3072183754573061760. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3072183754573061760
- HIP
- 42951
- HD
- 74688
- gaia_dr3
- 3072183754573061760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74