How to see it
HIP 42589 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42589: right ascension 8h 40m 49s, declination +33° 54′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42589. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42589, HD 73685, Gaia DR3 711161543865165696. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 711161543865165696
- HIP
- 42589
- HD
- 73685
- gaia_dr3
- 711161543865165696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 711161543865165696
- HD 73685
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70