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42 Lib

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42 Lib has a visual magnitude of about 4.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 Lib: right ascension 15h 40m 17s, declination −23° 49′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

42 Lib. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76742, HD 139663, Gaia DR3 6238537823914049408. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 76742
Right ascension
15h 40m 17s
Declination
−23° 49′ 05″
Magnitude
4.54
Distance
≈ 397 ly
Data: gaia-dr3