How to see it
HIP 42428 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42428: right ascension 8h 39m 8s, declination +20° 47′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42428, HD 73428, Gaia DR3 664519027961075968. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664519027961075968
- HIP
- 42428
- HD
- 73428
- gaia_dr3
- 664519027961075968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664519027961075968
- HD 73428
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35