How to see it
HIP 42441 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42441: right ascension 8h 39m 14s, declination −37° 28′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42441. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42441, HD 73881, Gaia DR3 5530022254787891456. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5530022254787891456
- HIP
- 42441
- HD
- 73881
- gaia_dr3
- 5530022254787891456
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12