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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
42 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26237, HD 37018, Gaia DR3 3209572852067563392.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3209572852067563392
- HIP
- 26237
- HD
- 37018
- gaia_dr3
- 3209572852067563392
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Ori
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.49