How to see it
HIP 42394 has a visual magnitude of about 5.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42394: right ascension 8h 38m 40s, declination −19° 44′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42394. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42394, HD 73603, Gaia DR3 5703786632892023552. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5703786632892023552
- HIP
- 42394
- HD
- 73603
- gaia_dr3
- 5703786632892023552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.54