How to see it
HIP 42380 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42380: right ascension 8h 38m 27s, declination −35° 49′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42380. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42380, HD 73720, Gaia DR3 5626480073431888896. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5626480073431888896
- HIP
- 42380
- HD
- 73720
- gaia_dr3
- 5626480073431888896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5626480073431888896
- HD 73720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.80