How to see it
44Kap Aur has a visual magnitude of about 4.03: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 44Kap Aur: right ascension 6h 15m 23s, declination +29° 29′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
44Kap Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29696, HD 43039, Gaia DR3 3436911415277140224. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3436911415277140224
- HIP
- 29696
- HD
- 43039
- gaia_dr3
- 3436911415277140224
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 44Kap Aur
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.03