How to see it
HIP 42577 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42577: right ascension 8h 40m 43s, declination +28° 34′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42577. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42577, HD 73705, Gaia DR3 704448338183261824. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 704448338183261824
- HIP
- 42577
- HD
- 73705
- gaia_dr3
- 704448338183261824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 704448338183261824
- HD 73705
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13