How to see it
HIP 42616 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 42616: right ascension 8h 41m 7s, declination +36° 11′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42616. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42616, HD 73727, Gaia DR3 717602448620915072. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 717602448620915072
- HIP
- 42616
- HD
- 73727
- gaia_dr3
- 717602448620915072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 717602448620915072
- HD 73727
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13