How to see it
HIP 4042 has a visual magnitude of about 7.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4042: right ascension 0h 51m 50s, declination +48° 59′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4042, HD 4925, Gaia DR3 414379239290221312. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 414379239290221312
- HIP
- 4042
- HD
- 4925
- gaia_dr3
- 414379239290221312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 414379239290221312
- HD 4925
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.13