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HIP 42937

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HIP 42937 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42937: right ascension 8h 45m 9s, declination −32° 14′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42937. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42937, HD 74822, Gaia DR3 5639530073860552576. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42937
Right ascension
8h 45m 09s
Declination
−32° 14′ 59″
Magnitude
6.82
Distance
≈ 223 ly
Data: gaia-dr3