How to see it
HIP 42672 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42672: right ascension 8h 41m 50s, declination +7° 26′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42672. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42672, Gaia DR3 595389566530534272. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 595389566530534272
- HIP
- 42672
- gaia_dr3
- 595389566530534272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 595389566530534272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.78