How to see it
HIP 42306 has a visual magnitude of about 9.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42306: right ascension 8h 37m 32s, declination +38° 4′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42306, Gaia DR3 910256990550156416. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 910256990550156416
- HIP
- 42306
- gaia_dr3
- 910256990550156416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 910256990550156416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.52