How to see it
HIP 120005 has a visual magnitude of about 7.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 120005: right ascension 9h 14m 22s, declination +52° 41′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 120005. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 120005, HD 79211, Gaia DR3 1022456104850892928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1022456104850892928
- HIP
- 120005
- HD
- 79211
- gaia_dr3
- 1022456104850892928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1022456104850892928
- Gl 338B
- HD 79211
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.05