How to see it
HIP 42184 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42184: right ascension 8h 36m 2s, declination +24° 3′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42184. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42184, HD 72884, Gaia DR3 666490039993034752. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 666490039993034752
- HIP
- 42184
- HD
- 72884
- gaia_dr3
- 666490039993034752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 666490039993034752
- HD 72884
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96