How to see it
42 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.34: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Aql: right ascension 19h 37m 47s, declination −4° 38′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquila constellation (IAU figure Aql).
Catalog context
42 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96556, HD 185124, Gaia DR3 4209968351329169280. In the SkyKeepsake Aquila (Aql) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4209968351329169280
- HIP
- 96556
- HD
- 185124
- gaia_dr3
- 4209968351329169280
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.34