How to see it
HIP 42720 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42720: right ascension 8h 42m 23s, declination −46° 34′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42720, HD 74454, Gaia DR3 5329820153956017152. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5329820153956017152
- HIP
- 42720
- HD
- 74454
- gaia_dr3
- 5329820153956017152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5329820153956017152
- HD 74454
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87