Its story
HIP 42070 has a visual magnitude of about 5.56: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42070: right ascension 8h 34m 29s, declination −37° 36′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
HIP 42070. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42070, HD 72993, Gaia DR3 5530147049359673984. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42070
- Right ascension
- 8h 34m 29s
- Declination
- −37° 36′ 40″
- Magnitude
- 5.56
- Distance
- ≈ 1,212 ly
Data: gaia-dr3