How to see it
HIP 42206 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42206: right ascension 8h 36m 21s, declination −70° 40′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42206. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42206, HD 73990, Gaia DR3 5221605085661325056. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5221605085661325056
- HIP
- 42206
- HD
- 73990
- gaia_dr3
- 5221605085661325056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87