How to see it
HIP 42779 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42779: right ascension 8h 43m 0s, declination +70° 9′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 42779. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42779, HD 73392, Gaia DR3 1118531740123966080. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1118531740123966080
- HIP
- 42779
- HD
- 73392
- gaia_dr3
- 1118531740123966080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1118531740123966080
- HD 73392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85