How to see it
HIP 42766 has a visual magnitude of about 8.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42766: right ascension 8h 42m 53s, declination +20° 49′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42766. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42766, HD 74135, Gaia DR3 664845308036464256. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664845308036464256
- HIP
- 42766
- HD
- 74135
- gaia_dr3
- 664845308036464256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664845308036464256
- HD 74135
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.77