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42 Ori

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42 Ori has a visual magnitude of about 4.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 Ori: right ascension 5h 35m 23s, declination −4° 50′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

42 Ori. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26237, HD 37018, Gaia DR3 3209572852067563392. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 26237
Right ascension
5h 35m 23s
Declination
−4° 50′ 18″
Magnitude
4.49
Distance
≈ 501 ly
Data: gaia-dr3