How to see it
HIP 42656 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42656: right ascension 8h 41m 36s, declination +61° 21′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42656, Gaia DR3 1042129288450091776. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1042129288450091776
- HIP
- 42656
- gaia_dr3
- 1042129288450091776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1042129288450091776
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79