How to see it
HIP 42941 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42941: right ascension 8h 45m 11s, declination +43° 38′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42941. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42941, HD 74361, Gaia DR3 914061025904610432. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 914061025904610432
- HIP
- 42941
- HD
- 74361
- gaia_dr3
- 914061025904610432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 914061025904610432
- HD 74361
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17