How to see it
HIP 42046 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 42046: right ascension 8h 34m 12s, declination +56° 55′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42046. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42046, HD 72183, Gaia DR3 1034243140082468480. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1034243140082468480
- HIP
- 42046
- HD
- 72183
- gaia_dr3
- 1034243140082468480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1034243140082468480
- HD 72183
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35