How to see it
29 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 5.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 29 Lyn: right ascension 8h 17m 50s, declination +59° 34′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
29 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40646, HD 68930, Gaia DR3 1083720411714068352. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083720411714068352
- HIP
- 40646
- HD
- 68930
- gaia_dr3
- 1083720411714068352
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 29 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083720411714068352
- HD 68930
- HIP 40646
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.60