How to see it
HIP 42241 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42241: right ascension 8h 36m 41s, declination +13° 59′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42241. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42241, Gaia DR3 603441157037663488. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 603441157037663488
- HIP
- 42241
- gaia_dr3
- 603441157037663488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 603441157037663488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.64