How to see it
HIP 42959 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42959: right ascension 8h 45m 24s, declination +46° 10′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42959, HD 74360, Gaia DR3 1013602356187567360. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1013602356187567360
- HIP
- 42959
- HD
- 74360
- gaia_dr3
- 1013602356187567360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1013602356187567360
- HD 74360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88