How to see it
HIP 42386 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42386: right ascension 8h 38m 35s, declination +34° 29′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42386. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42386, HD 73248, Gaia DR3 711249852690124928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 711249852690124928
- HIP
- 42386
- HD
- 73248
- gaia_dr3
- 711249852690124928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 711249852690124928
- HD 73248
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.89