How to see it
HIP 42590 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42590: right ascension 8h 40m 50s, declination +40° 1′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42590. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42590, HD 73637, Gaia DR3 911585952215247360. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 911585952215247360
- HIP
- 42590
- HD
- 73637
- gaia_dr3
- 911585952215247360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 911585952215247360
- HD 73637
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60