How to see it
HIP 42471 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42471: right ascension 8h 39m 31s, declination +17° 28′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42471. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42471, HD 73555, Gaia DR3 659258758175919744. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 659258758175919744
- HIP
- 42471
- HD
- 73555
- gaia_dr3
- 659258758175919744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 659258758175919744
- HD 73555
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06