How to see it
HIP 42038 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42038: right ascension 8h 34m 10s, declination −53° 4′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42038. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42038, HD 73105, Gaia DR3 5321174487856385664. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5321174487856385664
- HIP
- 42038
- HD
- 73105
- gaia_dr3
- 5321174487856385664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77