How to see it
HIP 42769 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42769: right ascension 8h 42m 54s, declination −9° 48′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 42769. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42769, HD 74294, Gaia DR3 5750104350484827392. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5750104350484827392
- HIP
- 42769
- HD
- 74294
- gaia_dr3
- 5750104350484827392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89