How to see it
HIP 42940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42940: right ascension 8h 45m 10s, declination +41° 40′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42940, HD 74377, Gaia DR3 913325109028988288. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 913325109028988288
- HIP
- 42940
- HD
- 74377
- gaia_dr3
- 913325109028988288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 913325109028988288
- Gl 321
- HD 74377
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23