How to see it
HIP 42165 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 42165: right ascension 8h 35m 47s, declination +14° 7′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42165. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42165, HD 72885, Gaia DR3 651484936088634624. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 651484936088634624
- HIP
- 42165
- HD
- 72885
- gaia_dr3
- 651484936088634624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 651484936088634624
- HD 72885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40