How to see it
HIP 42870 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 42870: right ascension 8h 44m 10s, declination +52° 26′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42870, HD 74089, Gaia DR3 1029201677407523328. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1029201677407523328
- HIP
- 42870
- HD
- 74089
- gaia_dr3
- 1029201677407523328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1029201677407523328
- HD 74089
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26