How to see it
HIP 42006 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 42006: right ascension 8h 33m 42s, declination +37° 6′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42006, HD 72340, Gaia DR3 910092304324409728. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910092304324409728
- HIP
- 42006
- HD
- 72340
- gaia_dr3
- 910092304324409728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910092304324409728
- HD 72340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54