Its story
HIP 42071 has a visual magnitude of about 5.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42071: right ascension 8h 34m 30s, declination −27° 5′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
HIP 42071. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42071, HD 72913, Gaia DR3 5646639683539582976. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 42071
- Right ascension
- 8h 34m 30s
- Declination
- −27° 05′ 53″
- Magnitude
- 5.85
- Distance
- ≈ 806 ly
Data: gaia-dr3