How to see it
HIP 42804 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42804: right ascension 8h 43m 16s, declination +5° 15′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42804. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42804, HD 74279, Gaia DR3 582545625745929984. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 582545625745929984
- HIP
- 42804
- HD
- 74279
- gaia_dr3
- 582545625745929984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 582545625745929984
- HD 74279
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26