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HIP 42986

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HIP 42986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42986: right ascension 8h 45m 39s, declination +58° 49′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42986, HD 237742, Gaia DR3 1040552863654395136. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42986
Right ascension
8h 45m 39s
Declination
+58° 49′ 48″
Magnitude
9.11
Distance
≈ 689 ly
Data: gaia-dr3