How to see it
HIP 42439 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42439: right ascension 8h 39m 13s, declination +7° 34′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42439. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42439, HD 73535, Gaia DR3 596201457084223744. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 596201457084223744
- HIP
- 42439
- HD
- 73535
- gaia_dr3
- 596201457084223744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 596201457084223744
- HD 73535
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09