How to see it
HIP 42868 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 42868: right ascension 8h 44m 10s, declination −47° 6′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42868, HD 74773, Gaia DR3 5329735628997282816. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329735628997282816
- HIP
- 42868
- HD
- 74773
- gaia_dr3
- 5329735628997282816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5329735628997282816
- HD 74773
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20