How to see it
HIP 42058 has a visual magnitude of about 7.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42058: right ascension 8h 34m 23s, declination +18° 23′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42058. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42058, HD 72604, Gaia DR3 659607612599090560. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 659607612599090560
- HIP
- 42058
- HD
- 72604
- gaia_dr3
- 659607612599090560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 659607612599090560
- HD 72604
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.05