How to see it
HIP 42201 has a visual magnitude of about 7.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42201: right ascension 8h 36m 17s, declination +20° 20′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42201. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42201, HD 72942, Gaia DR3 664385059341602560. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664385059341602560
- HIP
- 42201
- HD
- 72942
- gaia_dr3
- 664385059341602560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664385059341602560
- HD 72942
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.46