How to see it
HIP 42780 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42780: right ascension 8h 43m 2s, declination +49° 18′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42780. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42780, HD 73932, Gaia DR3 1015300551896695168. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1015300551896695168
- HIP
- 42780
- HD
- 73932
- gaia_dr3
- 1015300551896695168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1015300551896695168
- HD 73932
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19