How to see it
HIP 40264 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 40264: right ascension 8h 13m 22s, declination −41° 24′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40264. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40264, HD 69020, Gaia DR3 5533493236892534528. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5533493236892534528
- HIP
- 40264
- HD
- 69020
- gaia_dr3
- 5533493236892534528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44