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HIP 42161

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HIP 42161 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42161: right ascension 8h 35m 41s, declination −52° 19′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 42161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42161, HD 73341, Gaia DR3 5321266056561541888. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42161
Right ascension
8h 35m 41s
Declination
−52° 19′ 20″
Magnitude
6.06
Distance
≈ 1,298 ly
Data: gaia-dr3