How to see it
HIP 42851 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42851: right ascension 8h 43m 55s, declination +45° 27′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42851, HD 74132, Gaia DR3 917317057791505920. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917317057791505920
- HIP
- 42851
- HD
- 74132
- gaia_dr3
- 917317057791505920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917317057791505920
- HD 74132
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16