How to see it
HIP 40570 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 40570: right ascension 8h 16m 58s, declination +59° 11′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40570. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40570, HD 68771, Gaia DR3 1083685880177059840. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083685880177059840
- HIP
- 40570
- HD
- 68771
- gaia_dr3
- 1083685880177059840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083685880177059840
- HD 68771
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17