How to see it
HIP 84242 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84242: right ascension 17h 13m 13s, declination +34° 31′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 84242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84242, Gaia DR3 1335152435787673856. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1335152435787673856
- HIP
- 84242
- gaia_dr3
- 1335152435787673856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1335152435787673856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.29