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HIP 42953

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HIP 42953 has a visual magnitude of about 7.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42953: right ascension 8h 45m 21s, declination +42° 24′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42953, HD 74390, Gaia DR3 913383176986728832. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42953
Right ascension
8h 45m 21s
Declination
+42° 24′ 13″
Magnitude
7.94
Distance
≈ 462 ly
Data: gaia-dr3