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HIP 42939

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HIP 42939 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42939: right ascension 8h 45m 10s, declination −41° 25′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 42939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42939, HD 74883, Gaia DR3 5525059815207521280. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42939
Right ascension
8h 45m 10s
Declination
−41° 25′ 38″
Magnitude
8.76
Distance
≈ 1,458 ly
Data: gaia-dr3