How to see it
HIP 42166 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42166: right ascension 8h 35m 46s, declination −28° 28′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42166. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42166, HD 73116, Gaia DR3 5645610029558305792. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5645610029558305792
- HIP
- 42166
- HD
- 73116
- gaia_dr3
- 5645610029558305792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5645610029558305792
- HD 73116
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83