How to see it
HIP 40220 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40220: right ascension 8h 12m 52s, declination −37° 55′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40220. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40220, HD 68862, Gaia DR3 5541209476365167616. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5541209476365167616
- HIP
- 40220
- HD
- 68862
- gaia_dr3
- 5541209476365167616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5541209476365167616
- HD 68862
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38