How to see it
HIP 43242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43242: right ascension 8h 48m 35s, declination +24° 7′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43242, HD 75090, Gaia DR3 689583563747334016. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 689583563747334016
- HIP
- 43242
- HD
- 75090
- gaia_dr3
- 689583563747334016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 689583563747334016
- HD 75090
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66