How to see it
HIP 42950 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42950: right ascension 8h 45m 20s, declination +15° 2′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42950, HD 74590, Gaia DR3 609579833534733312. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609579833534733312
- HIP
- 42950
- HD
- 74590
- gaia_dr3
- 609579833534733312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609579833534733312
- HD 74590
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66