How to see it
HIP 42246 has a visual magnitude of about 10.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42246: right ascension 8h 36m 48s, declination +46° 9′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42246, Gaia DR3 918288510674068608. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 918288510674068608
- HIP
- 42246
- gaia_dr3
- 918288510674068608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 918288510674068608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.04