How to see it
HIP 42892 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42892: right ascension 8h 44m 28s, declination −43° 44′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42892. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42892, HD 74807, Gaia DR3 5523971711013963776. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5523971711013963776
- HIP
- 42892
- HD
- 74807
- gaia_dr3
- 5523971711013963776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5523971711013963776
- HD 74807
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31