How to see it
HIP 42451 has a visual magnitude of about 9.10: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42451: right ascension 8h 39m 17s, declination +40° 18′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42451. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42451, HD 73311, Gaia DR3 911642370905214848. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 911642370905214848
- HIP
- 42451
- HD
- 73311
- gaia_dr3
- 911642370905214848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 911642370905214848
- HD 73311
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.10