How to see it
HIP 42740 has a visual magnitude of about 7.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42740: right ascension 8h 42m 38s, declination −37° 22′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42740, HD 74417, Gaia DR3 5529291182637390848. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5529291182637390848
- HIP
- 42740
- HD
- 74417
- gaia_dr3
- 5529291182637390848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5529291182637390848
- HD 74417
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.07