Its story
42 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 5.34: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 42 Aql: right ascension 19h 37m 47s, declination −4° 38′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquila constellation (IAU figure Aql).
42 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96556, HD 185124, Gaia DR3 4209968351329169280. In the SkyKeepsake Aquila (Aql) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 96556
- Right ascension
- 19h 37m 47s
- Declination
- −4° 38′ 52″
- Magnitude
- 5.34
- Distance
- ≈ 105 ly
Data: gaia-dr3