How to see it
HIP 42660 has a visual magnitude of about 9.42: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42660: right ascension 8h 41m 41s, declination +12° 10′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42660. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42660, Gaia DR3 602141667436289536. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 602141667436289536
- HIP
- 42660
- gaia_dr3
- 602141667436289536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 602141667436289536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.42