How to see it
HIP 42899 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42899: right ascension 8h 44m 31s, declination +5° 17′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42899, HD 74486, Gaia DR3 582554731076655744. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 582554731076655744
- HIP
- 42899
- HD
- 74486
- gaia_dr3
- 582554731076655744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 582554731076655744
- HD 74486
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87