How to see it
66 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 4.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 66 Aur: right ascension 7h 24m 8s, declination +40° 40′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
66 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35907, HD 57669, Gaia DR3 948592288087009792. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 948592288087009792
- HIP
- 35907
- HD
- 57669
- gaia_dr3
- 948592288087009792
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 66 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 948592288087009792
- HD 57669
- HIP 35907
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.86