How to see it
HIP 42026 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42026: right ascension 8h 34m 1s, declination −38° 38′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42026. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42026, HD 72915, Gaia DR3 5529521148058688512. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5529521148058688512
- HIP
- 42026
- HD
- 72915
- gaia_dr3
- 5529521148058688512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5529521148058688512
- HD 72915
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98