How to see it
HIP 42583 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 42583: right ascension 8h 40m 44s, declination +34° 49′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42583. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42583, HD 73662, Gaia DR3 711282528801274240. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 711282528801274240
- HIP
- 42583
- HD
- 73662
- gaia_dr3
- 711282528801274240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 711282528801274240
- HD 73662
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42