How to see it
HIP 40397 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40397: right ascension 8h 14m 51s, declination −46° 29′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40397. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40397, HD 69404, Gaia DR3 5519364860379766528. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5519364860379766528
- HIP
- 40397
- HD
- 69404
- gaia_dr3
- 5519364860379766528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36