How to see it
HIP 42595 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42595: right ascension 8h 40m 53s, declination −48° 13′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42595. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42595, HD 74234, Gaia DR3 5329023763935205760. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329023763935205760
- HIP
- 42595
- HD
- 74234
- gaia_dr3
- 5329023763935205760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92