How to see it
HIP 42752 has a visual magnitude of about 8.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42752: right ascension 8h 42m 46s, declination −25° 52′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42752. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42752, HD 74368, Gaia DR3 5647140068708641792. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5647140068708641792
- HIP
- 42752
- HD
- 74368
- gaia_dr3
- 5647140068708641792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5647140068708641792
- HD 74368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.03