How to see it
HIP 42348 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42348: right ascension 8h 38m 2s, declination −11° 44′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42348. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42348, HD 73431, Gaia DR3 5748295722577447168. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5748295722577447168
- HIP
- 42348
- HD
- 73431
- gaia_dr3
- 5748295722577447168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57