How to see it
HIP 40147 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40147: right ascension 8h 11m 55s, declination −41° 47′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40147. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40147, HD 68716, Gaia DR3 5533458125545200640. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5533458125545200640
- HIP
- 40147
- HD
- 68716
- gaia_dr3
- 5533458125545200640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5533458125545200640
- HD 68716
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17