How to see it
HIP 42949 has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42949: right ascension 8h 45m 17s, declination −6° 58′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 42949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42949, HD 74702, Gaia DR3 5754175807682737152. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5754175807682737152
- HIP
- 42949
- HD
- 74702
- gaia_dr3
- 5754175807682737152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5754175807682737152
- HD 74702
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.13