How to see it
HIP 42601 has a visual magnitude of about 9.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42601: right ascension 8h 40m 58s, declination −46° 14′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 42601. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42601, Gaia DR3 5521994754757300224. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5521994754757300224
- HIP
- 42601
- gaia_dr3
- 5521994754757300224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5521994754757300224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.86