How to see it
HIP 42211 has a visual magnitude of about 7.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42211: right ascension 8h 36m 22s, declination +28° 42′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42211. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42211, HD 72907, Gaia DR3 704594130850082432. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 704594130850082432
- HIP
- 42211
- HD
- 72907
- gaia_dr3
- 704594130850082432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 704594130850082432
- HD 72907
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.82