How to see it
Gaia DR3 2940466522177845248 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gaia DR3 2940466522177845248: right ascension 6h 38m 36s, declination −18° 21′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
Gaia DR3 2940466522177845248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Gaia DR3 2940466522177845248. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2940466522177845248
- gaia_dr3
- 2940466522177845248
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01