How to see it
HIP 42302 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 42302: right ascension 8h 37m 30s, declination −33° 44′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42302. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42302, HD 73476, Gaia DR3 5638957090863641600. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5638957090863641600
- HIP
- 42302
- HD
- 73476
- gaia_dr3
- 5638957090863641600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5638957090863641600
- HD 73476
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44