How to see it
3 Mon has a visual magnitude of about 4.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 Mon: right ascension 6h 1m 50s, declination −10° 35′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
3 Mon. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28574, HD 40967, Gaia DR3 2999076195652281856. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2999076195652281856
- HIP
- 28574
- HD
- 40967
- gaia_dr3
- 2999076195652281856
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 Mon
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2999076195652281856
- HD 40967
- HIP 28574
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.96