How to see it
HIP 40057 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40057: right ascension 8h 10m 58s, declination −6° 44′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40057. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40057, HD 68145, Gaia DR3 3064034380548288256. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3064034380548288256
- HIP
- 40057
- HD
- 68145
- gaia_dr3
- 3064034380548288256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42