How to see it
HIP 42797 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 42797: right ascension 8h 43m 13s, declination +14° 6′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42797. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42797, HD 74227, Gaia DR3 609224927501384192. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609224927501384192
- HIP
- 42797
- HD
- 74227
- gaia_dr3
- 609224927501384192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609224927501384192
- HD 74227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70