How to see it
HIP 42966 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42966: right ascension 8h 45m 28s, declination +20° 23′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42966, HD 74587, Gaia DR3 661767843709723776. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661767843709723776
- HIP
- 42966
- HD
- 74587
- gaia_dr3
- 661767843709723776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661767843709723776
- HD 74587
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46