How to see it
HIP 42245 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42245: right ascension 8h 36m 46s, declination −52° 30′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42245. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42245, HD 73569, Gaia DR3 5321212386648498176. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5321212386648498176
- HIP
- 42245
- HD
- 73569
- gaia_dr3
- 5321212386648498176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5321212386648498176
- HD 73569
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20