How to see it
HIP 40876 has a visual magnitude of about 5.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40876: right ascension 8h 20m 27s, declination −22° 55′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40876. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40876, HD 70302, Gaia DR3 5699895873562610176. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5699895873562610176
- HIP
- 40876
- HD
- 70302
- gaia_dr3
- 5699895873562610176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.85