How to see it
HIP 42938 has a visual magnitude of about 8.82: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42938: right ascension 8h 45m 10s, declination +29° 40′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42938, HD 74464, Gaia DR3 706102763881714560. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 706102763881714560
- HIP
- 42938
- HD
- 74464
- gaia_dr3
- 706102763881714560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 706102763881714560
- HD 74464
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.82