How to see it
HIP 42839 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42839: right ascension 8h 43m 44s, declination +11° 15′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42839. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42839, HD 74329, Gaia DR3 601822847719869952. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 601822847719869952
- HIP
- 42839
- HD
- 74329
- gaia_dr3
- 601822847719869952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 601822847719869952
- HD 74329
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43