How to see it
HIP 42242 has a visual magnitude of about 7.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42242: right ascension 8h 36m 43s, declination −47° 59′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42242, HD 73478, Gaia DR3 5329253454477145088. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329253454477145088
- HIP
- 42242
- HD
- 73478
- gaia_dr3
- 5329253454477145088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5329253454477145088
- HD 73478
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.36