How to see it
HIP 70042 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70042: right ascension 14h 19m 57s, declination −73° 58′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
HIP 70042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70042, HD 124834, Gaia DR3 5796444951673189504. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5796444951673189504
- HIP
- 70042
- HD
- 124834
- gaia_dr3
- 5796444951673189504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55