How to see it
HIP 42594 has a visual magnitude of about 7.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42594: right ascension 8h 40m 52s, declination +9° 49′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42594. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42594, HD 73857, Gaia DR3 598249984685245824. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 598249984685245824
- HIP
- 42594
- HD
- 73857
- gaia_dr3
- 598249984685245824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 598249984685245824
- HD 73857
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.62