How to see it
HIP 42702 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42702: right ascension 8h 42m 10s, declination −52° 58′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42702. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42702, HD 74516, Gaia DR3 5318499822745556992. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5318499822745556992
- HIP
- 42702
- HD
- 74516
- gaia_dr3
- 5318499822745556992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5318499822745556992
- HD 74516
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37