How to see it
The Aps has a visual magnitude of about 3.05: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Aps: right ascension 14h 5m 19s, declination −76° 47′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
The Aps. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68815, HD 122250, Gaia DR3 5786929090848333568. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5786929090848333568
- HIP
- 68815
- HD
- 122250
- gaia_dr3
- 5786929090848333568
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Aps
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.05