How to see it
HIP 42689 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42689: right ascension 8h 42m 4s, declination +53° 19′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42689. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42689, HD 233563, Gaia DR3 1029488478142746496. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1029488478142746496
- HIP
- 42689
- HD
- 233563
- gaia_dr3
- 1029488478142746496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1029488478142746496
- HD 233563
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60