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Catalog/Leo Minor/42 Lyn

42 Lyn

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42 Lyn · Leo Minor
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42 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 5.24: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 Lyn: right ascension 9h 38m 22s, declination +40° 14′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

42 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47300, HD 83287, Gaia DR3 813089746389964032. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 47300
Right ascension
9h 38m 22s
Declination
+40° 14′ 23″
Magnitude
5.24
Distance
≈ 126 ly
Data: gaia-dr3