How to see it
HIP 42904 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42904: right ascension 8h 44m 37s, declination +49° 13′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42904, Gaia DR3 1015289831658337152. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1015289831658337152
- HIP
- 42904
- gaia_dr3
- 1015289831658337152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1015289831658337152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.41