How to see it
HIP 40299 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40299: right ascension 8h 13m 46s, declination −46° 34′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40299. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40299, HD 69168, Gaia DR3 5519360531052373120. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5519360531052373120
- HIP
- 40299
- HD
- 69168
- gaia_dr3
- 5519360531052373120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46