How to see it
HIP 42423 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42423: right ascension 8h 39m 3s, declination +24° 27′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42423. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42423, HD 73396, Gaia DR3 690531892526836608. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 690531892526836608
- HIP
- 42423
- HD
- 73396
- gaia_dr3
- 690531892526836608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 690531892526836608
- HD 73396
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01