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HIP 42973

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HIP 42973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42973: right ascension 8h 45m 30s, declination +33° 14′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42973, HD 74484, Gaia DR3 710151062617177856. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42973
Right ascension
8h 45m 30s
Declination
+33° 14′ 23″
Magnitude
7.22
Distance
≈ 2,681 ly
Data: gaia-dr3