How to see it
HIP 42764 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 42764: right ascension 8h 42m 52s, declination +17° 8′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42764. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42764, Gaia DR3 658516136854011264. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 658516136854011264
- HIP
- 42764
- gaia_dr3
- 658516136854011264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 658516136854011264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66