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42 Cas

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42 Cas has a visual magnitude of about 5.17: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cas: right ascension 1h 42m 56s, declination +70° 37′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

42 Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8016, HD 10250, Gaia DR3 533842792557160576. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 8016
Right ascension
1h 42m 56s
Declination
+70° 37′ 21″
Magnitude
5.17
Distance
≈ 293 ly
Data: gaia-dr3