How to see it
HIP 42436 has a visual magnitude of about 10.12: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42436: right ascension 8h 39m 11s, declination +18° 10′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42436. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42436, Gaia DR3 659439078082230016. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 659439078082230016
- HIP
- 42436
- gaia_dr3
- 659439078082230016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 659439078082230016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.12