How to see it
HIP 42658 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42658: right ascension 8h 41m 39s, declination +29° 59′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42658. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42658, HD 73889, Gaia DR3 706276383640196608. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 706276383640196608
- HIP
- 42658
- HD
- 73889
- gaia_dr3
- 706276383640196608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 706276383640196608
- HD 73889
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37