How to see it
HIP 42728 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42728: right ascension 8h 42m 28s, declination −47° 31′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42728. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42728, HD 74496, Gaia DR3 5329348532185783936. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329348532185783936
- HIP
- 42728
- HD
- 74496
- gaia_dr3
- 5329348532185783936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70