How to see it
HIP 40822 has a visual magnitude of about 6.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40822: right ascension 8h 19m 54s, declination −12° 51′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40822. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40822, HD 70136, Gaia DR3 5726915718975764224. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5726915718975764224
- HIP
- 40822
- HD
- 70136
- gaia_dr3
- 5726915718975764224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32