How to see it
HIP 42928 has a visual magnitude of about 6.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42928: right ascension 8h 44m 55s, declination −21° 10′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42928. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42928, HD 74706, Gaia DR3 5702608162585607680. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5702608162585607680
- HIP
- 42928
- HD
- 74706
- gaia_dr3
- 5702608162585607680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.07