How to see it
HIP 42298 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42298: right ascension 8h 37m 26s, declination +20° 29′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42298. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42298, HD 73142, Gaia DR3 664413371765987712. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664413371765987712
- HIP
- 42298
- HD
- 73142
- gaia_dr3
- 664413371765987712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664413371765987712
- HD 73142
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90