How to see it
HIP 42927 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42927: right ascension 8h 44m 55s, declination +21° 51′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42927. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42927, HD 74465, Gaia DR3 665057719939061632. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 665057719939061632
- HIP
- 42927
- HD
- 74465
- gaia_dr3
- 665057719939061632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 665057719939061632
- HD 74465
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54