How to see it
HIP 42518 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 42518: right ascension 8h 40m 8s, declination +21° 3′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42518. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42518, HD 73639, Gaia DR3 664547890141278464. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 664547890141278464
- HIP
- 42518
- HD
- 73639
- gaia_dr3
- 664547890141278464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 664547890141278464
- HD 73639
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.24