How to see it
HIP 42848 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42848: right ascension 8h 43m 53s, declination +13° 37′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42848. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42848, HD 74328, Gaia DR3 609128071694799488. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 609128071694799488
- HIP
- 42848
- HD
- 74328
- gaia_dr3
- 609128071694799488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 609128071694799488
- HD 74328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49