How to see it
HIP 42824 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42824: right ascension 8h 43m 34s, declination +36° 42′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42824. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42824, HD 74152, Gaia DR3 717736284099784832. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 717736284099784832
- HIP
- 42824
- HD
- 74152
- gaia_dr3
- 717736284099784832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 717736284099784832
- HD 74152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78