How to see it
HIP 42358 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42358: right ascension 8h 38m 11s, declination +30° 1′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42358. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42358, HD 73209, Gaia DR3 706315347584249600. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 706315347584249600
- HIP
- 42358
- HD
- 73209
- gaia_dr3
- 706315347584249600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 706315347584249600
- HD 73209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68