How to see it
HIP 42684 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42684: right ascension 8h 42m 0s, declination +24° 21′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42684. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42684, Gaia DR3 690306320844477696. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 690306320844477696
- HIP
- 42684
- gaia_dr3
- 690306320844477696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 690306320844477696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71