How to see it
HIP 42600 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 42600: right ascension 8h 40m 56s, declination +19° 34′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42600. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42600, HD 73819, Gaia DR3 661246022364851072. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661246022364851072
- HIP
- 42600
- HD
- 73819
- gaia_dr3
- 661246022364851072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661246022364851072
- HD 73819
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74