How to see it
HIP 42891 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42891: right ascension 8h 44m 27s, declination +26° 1′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42891. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42891, Gaia DR3 691119100455249536. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 691119100455249536
- HIP
- 42891
- gaia_dr3
- 691119100455249536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 691119100455249536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.32