How to see it
HIP 42852 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42852: right ascension 8h 43m 55s, declination +27° 13′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42852. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42852, HD 74260, Gaia DR3 703354981245309568. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 703354981245309568
- HIP
- 42852
- HD
- 74260
- gaia_dr3
- 703354981245309568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 703354981245309568
- HD 74260
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50