How to see it
3Pi 1UMa has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3Pi 1UMa: right ascension 8h 39m 12s, declination +65° 1′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
3Pi 1UMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42438, HD 72905, Gaia DR3 1092545710514654464. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1092545710514654464
- HIP
- 42438
- HD
- 72905
- gaia_dr3
- 1092545710514654464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3Pi 1UMa
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1092545710514654464
- Gl 311
- HD 72905
- HIP 42438
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.50