How to see it
HIP 42074 has a visual magnitude of about 7.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42074: right ascension 8h 34m 31s, declination −0° 43′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 42074. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42074, HD 72760, Gaia DR3 3073562610873679872. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3073562610873679872
- HIP
- 42074
- HD
- 72760
- gaia_dr3
- 3073562610873679872
Also known as
- GJ 3507
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3073562610873679872
- HD 72760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.11