How to see it
HIP 42934 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 42934: right ascension 8h 45m 3s, declination +44° 11′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42934. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42934, HD 74327, Gaia DR3 917092310742572672. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917092310742572672
- HIP
- 42934
- HD
- 74327
- gaia_dr3
- 917092310742572672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917092310742572672
- HD 74327
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73