How to see it
HIP 42176 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42176: right ascension 8h 35m 52s, declination −11° 17′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42176. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42176, HD 73048, Gaia DR3 5748383374269883008. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5748383374269883008
- HIP
- 42176
- HD
- 73048
- gaia_dr3
- 5748383374269883008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40