How to see it
HIP 42708 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42708: right ascension 8h 42m 7s, declination −89° 27′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 42708. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42708, HD 90105, Gaia DR3 5188178214189812352. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5188178214189812352
- HIP
- 42708
- HD
- 90105
- gaia_dr3
- 5188178214189812352
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30