How to see it
42 Aqr has a visual magnitude of about 5.02: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Aqr: right ascension 22h 16m 48s, declination −12° 49′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).
Catalog context
42 Aqr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 110000, HD 211361, Gaia DR3 2600669325556486784. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2600669325556486784
- HIP
- 110000
- HD
- 211361
- gaia_dr3
- 2600669325556486784
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Aqr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.02