How to see it

70Xi Ori has a visual magnitude of about 4.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 70Xi Ori: right ascension 6h 11m 56s, declination +14° 12′ 31″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

70Xi Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29426, HD 42560, Gaia DR3 3344466195602497536.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 3344466195602497536

HIP

29426

HD

42560

gaia_dr3

3344466195602497536

Bayer / Flamsteed

70Xi Ori

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3344466195602497536
• HD 42560
• HIP 29426

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

4.40