How to see it
HIP 42773 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42773: right ascension 8h 42m 56s, declination +48° 11′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42773. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42773, HD 73933, Gaia DR3 1014662663353577600. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1014662663353577600
- HIP
- 42773
- HD
- 73933
- gaia_dr3
- 1014662663353577600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1014662663353577600
- HD 73933
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75