Its story
Kap1Vol has a visual magnitude of about 5.33: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Kap1Vol: right ascension 8h 19m 49s, declination −71° 30′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Kap1Vol. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40817, HD 71046, Gaia DR3 5221286158569529344. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 40817
- Right ascension
- 8h 19m 49s
- Declination
- −71° 30′ 53″
- Magnitude
- 5.33
- Distance
- ≈ 441 ly
Data: gaia-dr3