How to see it
HIP 42840 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42840: right ascension 8h 43m 46s, declination +22° 42′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42840, Gaia DR3 665325794617993856. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 665325794617993856
- HIP
- 42840
- gaia_dr3
- 665325794617993856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 665325794617993856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42