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HIP 42482

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HIP 42482 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42482: right ascension 8h 39m 41s, declination −29° 4′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42482. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42482, HD 73879, Gaia DR3 5645420707405690624. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42482
Right ascension
8h 39m 41s
Declination
−29° 04′ 58″
Magnitude
6.63
Distance
≈ 500 ly
Data: gaia-dr3