How to see it
HIP 42132 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42132: right ascension 8h 35m 19s, declination −19° 2′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42132. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42132, HD 73007, Gaia DR3 5706887290042070400. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5706887290042070400
- HIP
- 42132
- HD
- 73007
- gaia_dr3
- 5706887290042070400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88