How to see it
HIP 42468 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42468: right ascension 8h 39m 30s, declination +44° 17′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42468. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42468, HD 73310, Gaia DR3 917327606231256832. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917327606231256832
- HIP
- 42468
- HD
- 73310
- gaia_dr3
- 917327606231256832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917327606231256832
- HD 73310
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72