How to see it
HIP 42703 has a visual magnitude of about 10.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42703: right ascension 8h 42m 10s, declination +25° 2′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 42703. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42703, Gaia DR3 690624526381297664. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 690624526381297664
- HIP
- 42703
- gaia_dr3
- 690624526381297664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 690624526381297664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.48