Its story
HIP 41242 has a visual magnitude of about 5.65: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41242: right ascension 8h 24m 55s, declination −23° 9′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
HIP 41242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41242, HD 71141, Gaia DR3 5696837272733204352. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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- Right ascension
- 8h 24m 55s
- Declination
- −23° 09′ 13″
- Magnitude
- 5.65
- Distance
- ≈ 631 ly
Data: gaia-dr3