How to see it
HIP 42628 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42628: right ascension 8h 41m 15s, declination +20° 28′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42628. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42628, HD 73871, Gaia DR3 664434709163190656. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664434709163190656
- HIP
- 42628
- HD
- 73871
- gaia_dr3
- 664434709163190656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664434709163190656
- HD 73871
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82