How to see it
HIP 40263 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40263: right ascension 8h 13m 22s, declination −1° 9′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40263. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40263, HD 68667, Gaia DR3 3071230237475794944. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3071230237475794944
- HIP
- 40263
- HD
- 68667
- gaia_dr3
- 3071230237475794944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3071230237475794944
- HD 68667
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24