How to see it
HIP 40699 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40699: right ascension 8h 18m 29s, declination +54° 33′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40699. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40699, HD 69174, Gaia DR3 1032280997158922496. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1032280997158922496
- HIP
- 40699
- HD
- 69174
- gaia_dr3
- 1032280997158922496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1032280997158922496
- HD 69174
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56