How to see it
HIP 42444 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42444: right ascension 8h 39m 15s, declination −12° 44′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42444. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42444, HD 73687, Gaia DR3 5747054786266492928. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5747054786266492928
- HIP
- 42444
- HD
- 73687
- gaia_dr3
- 5747054786266492928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5747054786266492928
- HD 73687
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64