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HIP 42798

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HIP 42798 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42798: right ascension 8h 43m 13s, declination +38° 48′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42798, HD 74073, Gaia DR3 910714078149080448. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42798
Right ascension
8h 43m 13s
Declination
+38° 48′ 32″
Magnitude
8.55
Distance
≈ 405 ly
Data: gaia-dr3