How to see it
HIP 42237 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42237: right ascension 8h 36m 40s, declination +39° 25′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42237. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42237, HD 72862, Gaia DR3 911500121588495744. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 911500121588495744
- HIP
- 42237
- HD
- 72862
- gaia_dr3
- 911500121588495744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 911500121588495744
- HD 72862
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40