How to see it
HIP 42690 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42690: right ascension 8h 42m 4s, declination −74° 36′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42690. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42690, HD 75134, Gaia DR3 5216798673659525120. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5216798673659525120
- HIP
- 42690
- HD
- 75134
- gaia_dr3
- 5216798673659525120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5216798673659525120
- HD 75134
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40