How to see it
HIP 42373 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 42373: right ascension 8h 38m 23s, declination +12° 56′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42373. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42373, HD 73348, Gaia DR3 603037155232787456. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 603037155232787456
- HIP
- 42373
- HD
- 73348
- gaia_dr3
- 603037155232787456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 603037155232787456
- HD 73348
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60