How to see it
HIP 42943 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42943: right ascension 8h 45m 12s, declination +15° 20′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42943, HD 74567, Gaia DR3 609975589001264640. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609975589001264640
- HIP
- 42943
- HD
- 74567
- gaia_dr3
- 609975589001264640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609975589001264640
- HD 74567
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93