How to see it
HIP 42222 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42222: right ascension 8h 36m 31s, declination +11° 42′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42222. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42222, HD 73046, Gaia DR3 601781134997618304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 601781134997618304
- HIP
- 42222
- HD
- 73046
- gaia_dr3
- 601781134997618304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 601781134997618304
- HD 73046
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11