How to see it
HIP 42973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42973: right ascension 8h 45m 30s, declination +33° 14′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42973, HD 74484, Gaia DR3 710151062617177856. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 710151062617177856
- HIP
- 42973
- HD
- 74484
- gaia_dr3
- 710151062617177856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 710151062617177856
- HD 74484
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22