How to see it
HIP 42308 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42308: right ascension 8h 37m 33s, declination +6° 43′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42308. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42308, HD 73229, Gaia DR3 595006558526516352. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 595006558526516352
- HIP
- 42308
- HD
- 73229
- gaia_dr3
- 595006558526516352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 595006558526516352
- HD 73229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59