How to see it
HIP 42403 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42403: right ascension 8h 38m 45s, declination +23° 41′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42403. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42403, HD 73344, Gaia DR3 666427539629086976. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 666427539629086976
- HIP
- 42403
- HD
- 73344
- gaia_dr3
- 666427539629086976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 666427539629086976
- HD 73344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76