How to see it
HIP 42986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42986: right ascension 8h 45m 39s, declination +58° 49′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42986, HD 237742, Gaia DR3 1040552863654395136. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1040552863654395136
- HIP
- 42986
- HD
- 237742
- gaia_dr3
- 1040552863654395136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1040552863654395136
- HD 237742
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11