How to see it
HIP 42791 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42791: right ascension 8h 43m 8s, declination +18° 9′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42791, HD 74200, Gaia DR3 658650934403008896. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 658650934403008896
- HIP
- 42791
- HD
- 74200
- gaia_dr3
- 658650934403008896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 658650934403008896
- HD 74200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68