How to see it
HIP 40438 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40438: right ascension 8h 15m 25s, declination −52° 3′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40438, HD 69655, Gaia DR3 5320952798822552064. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5320952798822552064
- HIP
- 40438
- HD
- 69655
- gaia_dr3
- 5320952798822552064
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48