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HIP 42579

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HIP 42579 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42579: right ascension 8h 40m 43s, declination −57° 32′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).

HIP 42579. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42579, HD 74341, Gaia DR3 5314992449371236864. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42579
Right ascension
8h 40m 43s
Declination
−57° 32′ 43″
Magnitude
6.51
Distance
≈ 235 ly
Data: gaia-dr3