How to see it
HIP 42608 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42608: right ascension 8h 41m 3s, declination +27° 6′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42608, HD 73784, Gaia DR3 703423528923286272. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 703423528923286272
- HIP
- 42608
- HD
- 73784
- gaia_dr3
- 703423528923286272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 703423528923286272
- HD 73784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99