How to see it
HIP 42786 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 42786: right ascension 8h 43m 4s, declination +49° 59′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42786. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42786, HD 233565, Gaia DR3 1015393701147331584. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1015393701147331584
- HIP
- 42786
- HD
- 233565
- gaia_dr3
- 1015393701147331584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1015393701147331584
- HD 233565
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40