Its story
Kap2Vol has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Kap2Vol: right ascension 8h 20m 0s, declination −71° 30′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Kap2Vol. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40834, HD 71066, Gaia DR3 5221286296008492416. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 40834
- Right ascension
- 8h 20m 00s
- Declination
- −71° 30′ 19″
- Magnitude
- 5.61
- Distance
- ≈ 413 ly
Data: gaia-dr3