How to see it
HIP 42915 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42915: right ascension 8h 44m 43s, declination −74° 47′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42915. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42915, HD 75590, Gaia DR3 5216745794022014336. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5216745794022014336
- HIP
- 42915
- HD
- 75590
- gaia_dr3
- 5216745794022014336
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31