How to see it
HIP 42164 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 42164: right ascension 8h 35m 45s, declination +19° 46′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42164. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42164, HD 72846, Gaia DR3 662849900590743936. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 662849900590743936
- HIP
- 42164
- HD
- 72846
- gaia_dr3
- 662849900590743936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 662849900590743936
- HD 72846
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.46