How to see it
HIP 42677 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 42677: right ascension 8h 41m 54s, declination +62° 12′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42677. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42677, HD 73483, Gaia DR3 1042452613588427776. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1042452613588427776
- HIP
- 42677
- HD
- 73483
- gaia_dr3
- 1042452613588427776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1042452613588427776
- HD 73483
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38