Its story
HIP 42088 has a visual magnitude of about 4.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42088: right ascension 8h 34m 44s, declination −49° 56′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
HIP 42088. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42088, HD 73155, Gaia DR3 5322904913005317888. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42088
- Right ascension
- 8h 34m 44s
- Declination
- −49° 56′ 39″
- Magnitude
- 4.58
- Distance
- ≈ 1,212 ly
Data: gaia-dr3