How to see it
HIP 42865 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42865: right ascension 8h 44m 6s, declination +13° 44′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42865, HD 74380, Gaia DR3 609153459245035904. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609153459245035904
- HIP
- 42865
- HD
- 74380
- gaia_dr3
- 609153459245035904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609153459245035904
- HD 74380
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22