How to see it
2 Mon has a visual magnitude of about 5.00: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 2 Mon: right ascension 5h 59m 4s, declination −9° 33′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
2 Mon. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28325, HD 40536, Gaia DR3 3011410242215060224. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3011410242215060224
- HIP
- 28325
- HD
- 40536
- gaia_dr3
- 3011410242215060224
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 2 Mon
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.00