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HIP 42048

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HIP 42048 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42048: right ascension 8h 34m 13s, declination −42° 6′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42048, HD 72996, Gaia DR3 5526651220853453696. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42048
Right ascension
8h 34m 13s
Declination
−42° 06′ 09″
Magnitude
6.92
Distance
≈ 934 ly
Data: gaia-dr3