How to see it
HIP 42057 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 42057: right ascension 8h 34m 22s, declination +16° 52′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42057. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42057, HD 72616, Gaia DR3 658826615746211456. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 658826615746211456
- HIP
- 42057
- HD
- 72616
- gaia_dr3
- 658826615746211456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 658826615746211456
- HD 72616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21