How to see it
HIP 42921 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 42921: right ascension 8h 44m 50s, declination +7° 37′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42921. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42921, Gaia DR3 595498181958867712. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 595498181958867712
- HIP
- 42921
- gaia_dr3
- 595498181958867712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 595498181958867712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02