How to see it
Gakyid has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gakyid: right ascension 8h 39m 16s, declination +12° 57′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
Gakyid. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42446, HD 73534, Gaia DR3 603083781399095936. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 603083781399095936
- HIP
- 42446
- HD
- 73534
- gaia_dr3
- 603083781399095936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 603083781399095936
- HD 73534
- HIP 42446
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97