How to see it
HIP 42890 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 42890: right ascension 8h 44m 27s, declination +14° 25′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42890. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42890, Gaia DR3 609331481345724288. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609331481345724288
- HIP
- 42890
- gaia_dr3
- 609331481345724288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609331481345724288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40