How to see it
HIP 42227 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42227: right ascension 8h 36m 36s, declination −52° 34′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42227. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42227, Gaia DR3 5321212146130777088. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5321212146130777088
- HIP
- 42227
- gaia_dr3
- 5321212146130777088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5321212146130777088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30