How to see it
HIP 42765 has a visual magnitude of about 9.23: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42765: right ascension 8h 42m 53s, declination −51° 40′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42765. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42765, HD 74636, Gaia DR3 5321720326664257536. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5321720326664257536
- HIP
- 42765
- HD
- 74636
- gaia_dr3
- 5321720326664257536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5321720326664257536
- HD 74636
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.23