How to see it
HIP 42663 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42663: right ascension 8h 41m 44s, declination +56° 41′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42663, HD 73553, Gaia DR3 1031281438010706944. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1031281438010706944
- HIP
- 42663
- HD
- 73553
- gaia_dr3
- 1031281438010706944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1031281438010706944
- HD 73553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20