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Catalog/Vela/HIP 42504

HIP 42504

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HIP 42504 has a visual magnitude of about 5.16: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42504: right ascension 8h 39m 58s, declination −53° 3′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42504. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42504, HD 74146, Gaia DR3 5318541982145960064. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42504
Right ascension
8h 39m 58s
Declination
−53° 03′ 17″
Magnitude
5.16
Distance
≈ 497 ly
Data: gaia-dr3