How to see it
The Car has a visual magnitude of about 2.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Car: right ascension 10h 42m 57s, declination −64° 23′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
The Car. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 52419, HD 93030, Gaia DR3 5239828735016184448. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5239828735016184448
- HIP
- 52419
- HD
- 93030
- gaia_dr3
- 5239828735016184448
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Car
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.73