How to see it
HIP 42056 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42056: right ascension 8h 34m 20s, declination +22° 30′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42056. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42056, Gaia DR3 665685197481796096. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 665685197481796096
- HIP
- 42056
- gaia_dr3
- 665685197481796096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 665685197481796096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.37