How to see it
HIP 42857 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42857: right ascension 8h 44m 1s, declination −38° 46′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42857. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42857, HD 74674, Gaia DR3 5528960951188754432. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5528960951188754432
- HIP
- 42857
- HD
- 74674
- gaia_dr3
- 5528960951188754432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5528960951188754432
- HD 74674
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73