How to see it
HIP 45742 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45742: right ascension 9h 19m 32s, declination −55° 11′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 45742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45742, HD 80781, Gaia DR3 5310024031223371904. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5310024031223371904
- HIP
- 45742
- HD
- 80781
- gaia_dr3
- 5310024031223371904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25