Its story
HIP 42923 has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42923: right ascension 8h 44m 52s, declination −37° 8′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
HIP 42923. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42923, HD 74824, Gaia DR3 5625362694738036992. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42923
- Right ascension
- 8h 44m 52s
- Declination
- −37° 08′ 50″
- Magnitude
- 5.69
- Distance
- ≈ 2,125 ly
Data: gaia-dr3