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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
42 Aqr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 110000, HD 211361, Gaia DR3 2600669325556486784.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2600669325556486784
- HIP
- 110000
- HD
- 211361
- gaia_dr3
- 2600669325556486784
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Aqr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.02