How to see it
HIP 42051 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42051: right ascension 8h 34m 16s, declination +45° 11′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42051. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42051, HD 72356, Gaia DR3 917815892472967680. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917815892472967680
- HIP
- 42051
- HD
- 72356
- gaia_dr3
- 917815892472967680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917815892472967680
- HD 72356
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69