How to see it
HIP 42874 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42874: right ascension 8h 44m 15s, declination +32° 3′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42874. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42874, HD 74292, Gaia DR3 709935107368372480. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 709935107368372480
- HIP
- 42874
- HD
- 74292
- gaia_dr3
- 709935107368372480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 709935107368372480
- HD 74292
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98