How to see it
HIP 42945 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42945: right ascension 8h 45m 15s, declination +12° 25′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42945. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42945, Gaia DR3 602065667990651392. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 602065667990651392
- HIP
- 42945
- gaia_dr3
- 602065667990651392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 602065667990651392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.24