How to see it
HIP 42276 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42276: right ascension 8h 37m 13s, declination +28° 23′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42276. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42276, HD 73044, Gaia DR3 704383814890972672. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 704383814890972672
- HIP
- 42276
- HD
- 73044
- gaia_dr3
- 704383814890972672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 704383814890972672
- HD 73044
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.72