How to see it
HIP 42942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42942: right ascension 8h 45m 12s, declination −49° 21′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42942, HD 74969, Gaia DR3 5328109863610680320. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5328109863610680320
- HIP
- 42942
- HD
- 74969
- gaia_dr3
- 5328109863610680320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5328109863610680320
- HD 74969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15