How to see it
HIP 42454 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42454: right ascension 8h 39m 19s, declination +58° 15′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42454. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42454, HD 237731, Gaia DR3 1040613744814243072. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1040613744814243072
- HIP
- 42454
- HD
- 237731
- gaia_dr3
- 1040613744814243072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1040613744814243072
- HD 237731
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21