Its story
HIP 42850 has a visual magnitude of about 5.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42850: right ascension 8h 43m 54s, declination −68° 12′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
HIP 42850. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42850, HD 75116, Gaia DR3 5271620216042820224. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42850
- Right ascension
- 8h 43m 54s
- Declination
- −68° 12′ 41″
- Magnitude
- 5.77
- Distance
- ≈ 930 ly
Data: gaia-dr3