How to see it
HIP 40016 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40016: right ascension 8h 10m 21s, declination −49° 14′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40016. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40016, HD 68478, Gaia DR3 5514368679541577856. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5514368679541577856
- HIP
- 40016
- HD
- 68478
- gaia_dr3
- 5514368679541577856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43