How to see it
HIP 42120 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42120: right ascension 8h 35m 9s, declination +17° 15′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42120. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42120, Gaia DR3 658911759177746688. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 658911759177746688
- HIP
- 42120
- gaia_dr3
- 658911759177746688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 658911759177746688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.15