How to see it
HIP 42068 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 42068: right ascension 8h 34m 28s, declination +67° 11′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 42068. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42068, HD 71951, Gaia DR3 1093896593691778944. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1093896593691778944
- HIP
- 42068
- HD
- 71951
- gaia_dr3
- 1093896593691778944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1093896593691778944
- HD 71951
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80