How to see it

40 Boo has a visual magnitude of about 5.56: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 40 Boo: right ascension 14h 59m 37s, declination +39° 15′ 56″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

40 Boo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 73369, HD 132772, Gaia DR3 1296505804661959936.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 1296505804661959936

HIP

73369

HD

132772

gaia_dr3

1296505804661959936

Bayer / Flamsteed

40 Boo

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1296505804661959936
• HD 132772
• HIP 73369

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

5.56