How to see it
HIP 42686 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42686: right ascension 8h 42m 0s, declination +39° 9′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42686, HD 73870, Gaia DR3 910783347382353280. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910783347382353280
- HIP
- 42686
- HD
- 73870
- gaia_dr3
- 910783347382353280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910783347382353280
- HD 73870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.28