How to see it
HIP 42304 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 42304: right ascension 8h 37m 31s, declination +46° 47′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42304. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42304, Gaia DR3 918423647524927744. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 918423647524927744
- HIP
- 42304
- gaia_dr3
- 918423647524927744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 918423647524927744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.72