How to see it
HIP 40487 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 40487: right ascension 8h 15m 59s, declination −19° 24′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40487, HD 69354, Gaia DR3 5707560397321562496. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5707560397321562496
- HIP
- 40487
- HD
- 69354
- gaia_dr3
- 5707560397321562496
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38