How to see it
Muliphein has a visual magnitude of about 4.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Muliphein: right ascension 7h 3m 45s, declination −15° 38′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
Muliphein. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 23Gam CMa, HIP 34045, HD 53244, Gaia DR3 2936152657031151232. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2936152657031151232
- HIP
- 34045
- HD
- 53244
- gaia_dr3
- 2936152657031151232
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 23Gam CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.09