How to see it
HIP 42398 has a visual magnitude of about 9.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42398: right ascension 8h 38m 43s, declination −41° 34′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 42398. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42398, HD 73810, Gaia DR3 5525174538075403264. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5525174538075403264
- HIP
- 42398
- HD
- 73810
- gaia_dr3
- 5525174538075403264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5525174538075403264
- HD 73810
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.00