How to see it
HIP 13742 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13742: right ascension 2h 56m 56s, declination −68° 53′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 13742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13742, HD 18756, Gaia DR3 4647224334477449216. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4647224334477449216
- HIP
- 13742
- HD
- 18756
- gaia_dr3
- 4647224334477449216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4647224334477449216
- HD 18756
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28