How to see it
HIP 42381 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42381: right ascension 8h 38m 28s, declination −62° 50′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42381. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42381, HD 74088, Gaia DR3 5300811257630147200. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5300811257630147200
- HIP
- 42381
- HD
- 74088
- gaia_dr3
- 5300811257630147200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06