How to see it
HIP 42573 has a visual magnitude of about 7.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42573: right ascension 8h 40m 41s, declination +60° 37′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42573. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42573, HD 73293, Gaia DR3 1041662648844142848. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1041662648844142848
- HIP
- 42573
- HD
- 73293
- gaia_dr3
- 1041662648844142848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1041662648844142848
- HD 73293
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.94