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HIP 42959

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HIP 42959 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42959: right ascension 8h 45m 24s, declination +46° 10′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42959, HD 74360, Gaia DR3 1013602356187567360. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42959
Right ascension
8h 45m 24s
Declination
+46° 10′ 15″
Magnitude
7.88
Distance
≈ 326 ly
Data: gaia-dr3