How to see it
HIP 42688 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42688: right ascension 8h 42m 2s, declination +63° 27′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42688, HD 73446, Gaia DR3 1044081780583080448. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1044081780583080448
- HIP
- 42688
- HD
- 73446
- gaia_dr3
- 1044081780583080448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1044081780583080448
- HD 73446
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80