How to see it
HIP 42499 has a visual magnitude of about 7.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42499: right ascension 8h 39m 51s, declination +11° 31′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42499, HD 73667, Gaia DR3 602079652404802688. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 602079652404802688
- HIP
- 42499
- HD
- 73667
- gaia_dr3
- 602079652404802688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 602079652404802688
- Gl 315
- HD 73667
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.36