How to see it
HIP 42243 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 42243: right ascension 8h 36m 43s, declination +25° 56′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42243, HD 72982, Gaia DR3 702892086848575104. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 702892086848575104
- HIP
- 42243
- HD
- 72982
- gaia_dr3
- 702892086848575104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 702892086848575104
- HD 72982
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.46