How to see it
28 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 28 Lyn: right ascension 8h 7m 10s, declination +43° 15′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
28 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39722, HD 66824, Gaia DR3 922860108223833984. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 922860108223833984
- HIP
- 39722
- HD
- 66824
- gaia_dr3
- 922860108223833984
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 28 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 922860108223833984
- HD 66824
- HIP 39722
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34