How to see it
HIP 42480 has a visual magnitude of about 7.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42480: right ascension 8h 39m 40s, declination +16° 8′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42480, HD 73578, Gaia DR3 657797885178422016. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657797885178422016
- HIP
- 42480
- HD
- 73578
- gaia_dr3
- 657797885178422016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657797885178422016
- HD 73578
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.28