How to see it
HIP 42678 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42678: right ascension 8h 41m 55s, declination −22° 1′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42678. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42678, HD 74203, Gaia DR3 5702451241660758784. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5702451241660758784
- HIP
- 42678
- HD
- 74203
- gaia_dr3
- 5702451241660758784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80