How to see it
HIP 40474 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40474: right ascension 8h 15m 50s, declination +60° 22′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40474. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40474, HD 68457, Gaia DR3 1083911932896193280. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083911932896193280
- HIP
- 40474
- HD
- 68457
- gaia_dr3
- 1083911932896193280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083911932896193280
- HD 68457
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44