How to see it
42Mu Hya has a visual magnitude of about 3.27: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42Mu Hya: right ascension 10h 26m 5s, declination −16° 50′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
42Mu Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51069, HD 90432, Gaia DR3 3748360796947806208. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3748360796947806208
- HIP
- 51069
- HD
- 90432
- gaia_dr3
- 3748360796947806208
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42Mu Hya
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3748360796947806208
- HD 90432
- HIP 51069
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.27