How to see it
HIP 40015 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40015: right ascension 8h 10m 21s, declination +69° 43′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 40015. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40015, HD 66751, Gaia DR3 1098326392897863680. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1098326392897863680
- HIP
- 40015
- HD
- 66751
- gaia_dr3
- 1098326392897863680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1098326392897863680
- Gl 296.2
- HD 66751
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40