How to see it
HIP 42782 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 42782: right ascension 8h 43m 3s, declination +40° 13′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42782. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42782, Gaia DR3 911603617415934208. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 911603617415934208
- HIP
- 42782
- gaia_dr3
- 911603617415934208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 911603617415934208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42