How to see it
HIP 42256 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42256: right ascension 8h 36m 58s, declination +58° 10′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42256, HD 72655, Gaia DR3 1034622853846392192. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1034622853846392192
- HIP
- 42256
- HD
- 72655
- gaia_dr3
- 1034622853846392192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1034622853846392192
- HD 72655
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25