How to see it
HIP 40453 has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40453: right ascension 8h 15m 34s, declination −13° 37′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40453. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40453, HD 69229, Gaia DR3 5726442791536900992. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5726442791536900992
- HIP
- 40453
- HD
- 69229
- gaia_dr3
- 5726442791536900992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18