How to see it
HIP 42939 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42939: right ascension 8h 45m 10s, declination −41° 25′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42939, HD 74883, Gaia DR3 5525059815207521280. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5525059815207521280
- HIP
- 42939
- HD
- 74883
- gaia_dr3
- 5525059815207521280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5525059815207521280
- HD 74883
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.76