How to see it
HIP 42384 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42384: right ascension 8h 38m 32s, declination −72° 28′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42384. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42384, HD 74424, Gaia DR3 5220570617018760192. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5220570617018760192
- HIP
- 42384
- HD
- 74424
- gaia_dr3
- 5220570617018760192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5220570617018760192
- HD 74424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32