How to see it
HIP 64242 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 64242: right ascension 13h 9m 60s, declination +78° 1′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 64242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 64242, Gaia DR3 1716568037300537088. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1716568037300537088
- HIP
- 64242
- gaia_dr3
- 1716568037300537088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1716568037300537088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.06