How to see it
HIP 42603 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42603: right ascension 8h 40m 59s, declination +45° 8′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42603. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42603, Gaia DR3 917391274826299648. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917391274826299648
- HIP
- 42603
- gaia_dr3
- 917391274826299648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917391274826299648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65