How to see it
HIP 42699 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42699: right ascension 8h 42m 8s, declination +28° 39′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42699. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42699, HD 73954, Gaia DR3 704441298733267456. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 704441298733267456
- HIP
- 42699
- HD
- 73954
- gaia_dr3
- 704441298733267456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 704441298733267456
- HD 73954
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.93