How to see it
6 Lyn 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 6 Lyn: right ascension 6h 30m 47s, declination +58° 9′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
6 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31039, HD 45410, Gaia DR3 1004358968092652544. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1004358968092652544
- HIP
- 31039
- HD
- 45410
- gaia_dr3
- 1004358968092652544
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1004358968092652544
- HD 45410
- HIP 31039
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.61