How to see it
HIP 42084 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42084: right ascension 8h 34m 40s, declination +9° 22′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42084. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42084, HD 72680, Gaia DR3 599710101767701888. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 599710101767701888
- HIP
- 42084
- HD
- 72680
- gaia_dr3
- 599710101767701888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 599710101767701888
- HD 72680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73