How to see it
HIP 42978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42978: right ascension 8h 45m 33s, declination +29° 16′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42978, HD 74520, Gaia DR3 705985734613059840. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 705985734613059840
- HIP
- 42978
- HD
- 74520
- gaia_dr3
- 705985734613059840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 705985734613059840
- HD 74520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34