How to see it
HIP 42301 has a visual magnitude of about 7.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42301: right ascension 8h 37m 29s, declination +47° 7′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42301, HD 72963, Gaia DR3 918448833213111552. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 918448833213111552
- HIP
- 42301
- HD
- 72963
- gaia_dr3
- 918448833213111552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 918448833213111552
- HD 72963
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.51