How to see it
HIP 42630 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42630: right ascension 8h 41m 17s, declination +13° 12′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42630. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42630, HD 73923, Gaia DR3 603115392358432128. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 603115392358432128
- HIP
- 42630
- HD
- 73923
- gaia_dr3
- 603115392358432128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 603115392358432128
- HD 73923
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28