How to see it
HIP 42853 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42853: right ascension 8h 43m 56s, declination +19° 2′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42853. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42853, HD 74307, Gaia DR3 661017766324783360. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661017766324783360
- HIP
- 42853
- HD
- 74307
- gaia_dr3
- 661017766324783360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661017766324783360
- HD 74307
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24