How to see it
Kap Men has a visual magnitude of about 5.45: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Men: right ascension 5h 50m 17s, declination −79° 21′ 40″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Kap Men. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27566, HD 40953, Gaia DR3 4623532264081294464.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4623532264081294464
- HIP
- 27566
- HD
- 40953
- gaia_dr3
- 4623532264081294464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Men
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.45