How to see it
HIP 42343 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 42343: right ascension 8h 37m 57s, declination −8° 52′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42343. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42343, HD 73400, Gaia DR3 5753456417840610048. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5753456417840610048
- HIP
- 42343
- HD
- 73400
- gaia_dr3
- 5753456417840610048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91