How to see it
HIP 42248 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42248: right ascension 8h 36m 48s, declination +24° 28′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42248, Gaia DR3 678539416123249280. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 678539416123249280
- HIP
- 42248
- gaia_dr3
- 678539416123249280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 678539416123249280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98