How to see it
HIP 40485 has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40485: right ascension 8h 15m 59s, declination −35° 54′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40485. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40485, HD 69511, Gaia DR3 5543161865418889344. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5543161865418889344
- HIP
- 40485
- HD
- 69511
- gaia_dr3
- 5543161865418889344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.61