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HIP 42686

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HIP 42686 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42686: right ascension 8h 42m 0s, declination +39° 9′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 42686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42686, HD 73870, Gaia DR3 910783347382353280. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42686
Right ascension
8h 42m 00s
Declination
+39° 09′ 08″
Magnitude
9.28
Distance
≈ 670 ly
Data: gaia-dr3