How to see it
HIP 42693 has a visual magnitude of about 7.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42693: right ascension 8h 42m 6s, declination +59° 1′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42693. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42693, HD 73614, Gaia DR3 1040664361005564160. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1040664361005564160
- HIP
- 42693
- HD
- 73614
- gaia_dr3
- 1040664361005564160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1040664361005564160
- HD 73614
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.83