How to see it
HIP 42990 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42990: right ascension 8h 45m 45s, declination +50° 49′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42990. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42990, HD 233569, Gaia DR3 1015546705063262208. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1015546705063262208
- HIP
- 42990
- HD
- 233569
- gaia_dr3
- 1015546705063262208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1015546705063262208
- HD 233569
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87