How to see it
HIP 42922 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 42922: right ascension 8h 44m 50s, declination −44° 32′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42922. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42922, HD 74868, Gaia DR3 5522244069017465728. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5522244069017465728
- HIP
- 42922
- HD
- 74868
- gaia_dr3
- 5522244069017465728
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44