How to see it
HIP 42303 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42303: right ascension 8h 37m 30s, declination +23° 33′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42303. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42303, Gaia DR3 666399502082599296. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 666399502082599296
- HIP
- 42303
- gaia_dr3
- 666399502082599296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 666399502082599296
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.88