How to see it
HIP 42042 has a visual magnitude of about 6.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42042: right ascension 8h 34m 11s, declination −36° 54′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42042, HD 72936, Gaia DR3 5530262601162712064. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5530262601162712064
- HIP
- 42042
- HD
- 72936
- gaia_dr3
- 5530262601162712064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5530262601162712064
- HD 72936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.59