How to see it
HIP 42743 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42743: right ascension 8h 42m 41s, declination +22° 6′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42743. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42743, Gaia DR3 665176742073002240. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 665176742073002240
- HIP
- 42743
- gaia_dr3
- 665176742073002240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 665176742073002240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.86