How to see it
HIP 42109 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42109: right ascension 8h 35m 1s, declination +50° 28′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42109. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42109, HD 72440, Gaia DR3 1027292203666419328. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1027292203666419328
- HIP
- 42109
- HD
- 72440
- gaia_dr3
- 1027292203666419328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1027292203666419328
- HD 72440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14