How to see it
HIP 42404 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 42404: right ascension 8h 38m 47s, declination +50° 39′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42404, HD 73132, Gaia DR3 1027494994842560640. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1027494994842560640
- HIP
- 42404
- HD
- 73132
- gaia_dr3
- 1027494994842560640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1027494994842560640
- HD 73132
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38