How to see it
Kap1CrA has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap1CrA: right ascension 18h 33m 23s, declination −38° 43′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
Kap1CrA. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90968, HD 170868, Gaia DR3 6726876327040339712. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6726876327040339712
- HIP
- 90968
- HD
- 170868
- gaia_dr3
- 6726876327040339712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap1CrA
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.61