How to see it
HIP 42645 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 42645: right ascension 8h 41m 25s, declination +59° 4′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42645. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42645, HD 73469, Gaia DR3 1040677314626931712. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1040677314626931712
- HIP
- 42645
- HD
- 73469
- gaia_dr3
- 1040677314626931712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1040677314626931712
- HD 73469
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78