How to see it
HIP 42346 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42346: right ascension 8h 37m 59s, declination +11° 26′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42346. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42346, HD 73280, Gaia DR3 601711762685920640. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 601711762685920640
- HIP
- 42346
- HD
- 73280
- gaia_dr3
- 601711762685920640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 601711762685920640
- HD 73280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.05