How to see it
HIP 42798 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42798: right ascension 8h 43m 13s, declination +38° 48′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42798, HD 74073, Gaia DR3 910714078149080448. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910714078149080448
- HIP
- 42798
- HD
- 74073
- gaia_dr3
- 910714078149080448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910714078149080448
- HD 74073
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.55