The stored catalogue gives a visual magnitude of 3.76. This is a catalogue value, not a prediction of its brightness this week. Lower magnitudes mean brighter objects; sky brightness and altitude affect whether you can see the star.
Its catalogue position is approximately right ascension 6h 28m and declination -7.0°. These reference coordinates describe its sky location; they are not an observing time or a current altitude.
At the almanac’s default latitude of 45° N, this star rises and sets, reaching approximately 38° altitude at upper culmination. These are geometric calculations from declination, excluding refraction and local obstructions. Darkness and the time of culmination must still be checked for the observing date and your location.
How to find it: Establish the preserved Mon constellation figure from its labeled reference stars, then use the target’s plotted position rather than searching for an isolated star.
Sources: Star Almanack’s stored fixed-object and expanded Bayer catalogues; accepted constellation figures and guiding-star routes. Visibility limits are original geometric calculations from catalogue declination, not weekly predictions.
