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42 Cet

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42 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 42 Cet: right ascension 1h 19m 48s, declination −0° 30′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

42 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6226, HD 8036, Gaia DR3 2533762977853808640. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 6226
Right ascension
1h 19m 48s
Declination
−0° 30′ 33″
Magnitude
6.13
Distance
≈ 419 ly
Data: gaia-dr3