How to see it
HIP 42440 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42440: right ascension 8h 39m 13s, declination −60° 19′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 42440. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42440, HD 74148, Gaia DR3 5302069438230972928. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5302069438230972928
- HIP
- 42440
- HD
- 74148
- gaia_dr3
- 5302069438230972928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76