How to see it
HIP 42273 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42273: right ascension 8h 37m 10s, declination +69° 41′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 42273. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42273, HD 72338, Gaia DR3 1118404712171185024. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1118404712171185024
- HIP
- 42273
- HD
- 72338
- gaia_dr3
- 1118404712171185024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1118404712171185024
- HD 72338
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91