How to see it
HIP 42389 has a visual magnitude of about 7.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42389: right ascension 8h 38m 38s, declination +30° 42′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42389. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42389, HD 73279, Gaia DR3 709373604816706304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 709373604816706304
- HIP
- 42389
- HD
- 73279
- gaia_dr3
- 709373604816706304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 709373604816706304
- HD 73279
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.04