How to see it
HIP 42952 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 42952: right ascension 8h 45m 20s, declination +18° 52′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42952. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42952, HD 74589, Gaia DR3 660953998946910720. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 660953998946910720
- HIP
- 42952
- HD
- 74589
- gaia_dr3
- 660953998946910720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 660953998946910720
- HD 74589
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40