How to see it
HIP 42856 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42856: right ascension 8h 44m 0s, declination +35° 2′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42856, HD 74226, Gaia DR3 717258271418870784. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 717258271418870784
- HIP
- 42856
- HD
- 74226
- gaia_dr3
- 717258271418870784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 717258271418870784
- HD 74226
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38