How to see it
HIP 42309 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42309: right ascension 8h 37m 34s, declination −12° 35′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42309. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42309, HD 73332, Gaia DR3 5747121134921038464. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5747121134921038464
- HIP
- 42309
- HD
- 73332
- gaia_dr3
- 5747121134921038464
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65