How to see it
HIP 40859 has a visual magnitude of about 5.69: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40859: right ascension 8h 20m 17s, declination −5° 19′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40859, HD 70148, Gaia DR3 3065908876073789056. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3065908876073789056
- HIP
- 40859
- HD
- 70148
- gaia_dr3
- 3065908876073789056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.69