HIP-42679 (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , HIP-42679 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
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Name
HIP-42679
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h41m56s [4] |
| Declination: | −45°24'38" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 5.23 (V) [2] 5.42 (BT) [2] 5.25 (VT) [2] 5.12 (G) [4] 5.25 (BP) [4] 4.85 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.4 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 307.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.88 |
Sources