How to see it
HIP 42754 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42754: right ascension 8h 42m 47s, declination −46° 48′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42754. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42754, HD 74558, Gaia DR3 5329801084301520768. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329801084301520768
- HIP
- 42754
- HD
- 74558
- gaia_dr3
- 5329801084301520768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85