How to see it
42Xi Eri has a visual magnitude of about 5.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42Xi Eri: right ascension 4h 23m 41s, declination −3° 44′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
42Xi Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20507, HD 27861, Gaia DR3 3203176408811870592. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3203176408811870592
- HIP
- 20507
- HD
- 27861
- gaia_dr3
- 3203176408811870592
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42Xi Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.15