How to see it
HIP 42734 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42734: right ascension 8h 42m 31s, declination +34° 11′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42734. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42734, HD 74011, Gaia DR3 711192403208467968. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 711192403208467968
- HIP
- 42734
- HD
- 74011
- gaia_dr3
- 711192403208467968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 711192403208467968
- HD 74011
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30