How to see it
HIP 40940 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 40940: right ascension 8h 21m 19s, declination −14° 58′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40940, HD 70409, Gaia DR3 5723010562911697024. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5723010562911697024
- HIP
- 40940
- HD
- 70409
- gaia_dr3
- 5723010562911697024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40