How to see it
HIP 42661 has a visual magnitude of about 10.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42661: right ascension 8h 41m 42s, declination +12° 10′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42661, Gaia DR3 602141671731474176. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 602141671731474176
- HIP
- 42661
- gaia_dr3
- 602141671731474176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 602141671731474176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.18