How to see it
42 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 4.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Ori: right ascension 5h 35m 23s, declination −4° 50′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
42 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26237, HD 37018, Gaia DR3 3209572852067563392. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3209572852067563392
- HIP
- 26237
- HD
- 37018
- gaia_dr3
- 3209572852067563392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.49