How to see it
HIP 42704 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 42704: right ascension 8h 42m 11s, declination +10° 26′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42704, HD 74092, Gaia DR3 598399690065188352. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 598399690065188352
- HIP
- 42704
- HD
- 74092
- gaia_dr3
- 598399690065188352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 598399690065188352
- HD 74092
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34