How to see it
HIP 42998 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42998: right ascension 8h 45m 48s, declination +43° 38′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42998, HD 74463, Gaia DR3 914058689442396416. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 914058689442396416
- HIP
- 42998
- HD
- 74463
- gaia_dr3
- 914058689442396416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 914058689442396416
- HD 74463
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02