How to see it
5 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 4.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 5 Lyn: right ascension 6h 26m 49s, declination +58° 25′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
5 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30679, HD 44708, Gaia DR3 1004427000375584512. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1004427000375584512
- HIP
- 30679
- HD
- 44708
- gaia_dr3
- 1004427000375584512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 5 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1004427000375584512
- HD 44708
- HIP 30679
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.60