How to see it
HIP 42405 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 42405: right ascension 8h 38m 47s, declination +38° 10′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42405. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42405, HD 73247, Gaia DR3 910217889167878016. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910217889167878016
- HIP
- 42405
- HD
- 73247
- gaia_dr3
- 910217889167878016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910217889167878016
- HD 73247
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.28