How to see it
HIP 42498 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42498: right ascension 8h 39m 51s, declination +41° 21′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42498. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42498, HD 73407, Gaia DR3 913406434232956928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 913406434232956928
- HIP
- 42498
- HD
- 73407
- gaia_dr3
- 913406434232956928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 913406434232956928
- HD 73407
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55