How to see it
HIP 42879 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 42879: right ascension 8h 44m 19s, declination −37° 31′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42879, HD 74731, Gaia DR3 5529271288349143808. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5529271288349143808
- HIP
- 42879
- HD
- 74731
- gaia_dr3
- 5529271288349143808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31