How to see it
HIP 42429 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 42429: right ascension 8h 39m 8s, declination +51° 28′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42429. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42429, HD 73158, Gaia DR3 1027812581903813376. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1027812581903813376
- HIP
- 42429
- HD
- 73158
- gaia_dr3
- 1027812581903813376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1027812581903813376
- HD 73158
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22