How to see it
HIP 42261 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42261: right ascension 8h 37m 3s, declination +55° 50′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42261, HD 72720, Gaia DR3 1031135610985467648. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1031135610985467648
- HIP
- 42261
- HD
- 72720
- gaia_dr3
- 1031135610985467648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1031135610985467648
- HD 72720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71