How to see it
HIP 42701 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42701: right ascension 8h 42m 10s, declination −11° 57′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42701. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42701, HD 74190, Gaia DR3 5747489505675791104. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5747489505675791104
- HIP
- 42701
- HD
- 74190
- gaia_dr3
- 5747489505675791104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44