How to see it
HIP 42666 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42666: right ascension 8h 41m 46s, declination +44° 51′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42666, HD 73759, Gaia DR3 917183707647071104. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917183707647071104
- HIP
- 42666
- HD
- 73759
- gaia_dr3
- 917183707647071104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917183707647071104
- HD 73759
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80