How to see it
HIP 42580 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42580: right ascension 8h 40m 44s, declination +38° 9′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42580. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42580, HD 73615, Gaia DR3 910575604108882816. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910575604108882816
- HIP
- 42580
- HD
- 73615
- gaia_dr3
- 910575604108882816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910575604108882816
- HD 73615
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38