How to see it
HIP 40902 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40902: right ascension 8h 20m 48s, declination +67° 31′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 40902. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40902, HD 69285, Gaia DR3 1096778624123225600. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1096778624123225600
- HIP
- 40902
- HD
- 69285
- gaia_dr3
- 1096778624123225600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1096778624123225600
- HD 69285
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08