How to see it
HIP 42502 has a visual magnitude of about 4.32: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42502: right ascension 8h 39m 54s, declination −17° 18′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42502. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42502, HD 73844, Gaia DR3 5709177126086079104. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5709177126086079104
- HIP
- 42502
- HD
- 73844
- gaia_dr3
- 5709177126086079104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.32