How to see it
HIP 42393 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42393: right ascension 8h 38m 40s, declination +53° 43′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42393. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42393, HD 233553, Gaia DR3 1030259819909488896. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1030259819909488896
- HIP
- 42393
- HD
- 233553
- gaia_dr3
- 1030259819909488896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1030259819909488896
- HD 233553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04