How to see it
HIP 3942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3942: right ascension 0h 50m 36s, declination +56° 36′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 3942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3942, HD 4787, Gaia DR3 423844591303427072. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 423844591303427072
- HIP
- 3942
- HD
- 4787
- gaia_dr3
- 423844591303427072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 423844591303427072
- HD 4787
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70