How to see it
HIP 42596 has a visual magnitude of about 9.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42596: right ascension 8h 40m 54s, declination +42° 25′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42596, Gaia DR3 913603388548994816. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 913603388548994816
- HIP
- 42596
- gaia_dr3
- 913603388548994816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 913603388548994816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.01