How to see it
HIP 42307 has a visual magnitude of about 7.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42307: right ascension 8h 37m 32s, declination −30° 29′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42307. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42307, HD 73457, Gaia DR3 5640729984646582272. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5640729984646582272
- HIP
- 42307
- HD
- 73457
- gaia_dr3
- 5640729984646582272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5640729984646582272
- HD 73457
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.85