How to see it
HIP 40561 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40561: right ascension 8h 16m 54s, declination −21° 19′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40561, HD 69589, Gaia DR3 5701045928366192512. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5701045928366192512
- HIP
- 40561
- HD
- 69589
- gaia_dr3
- 5701045928366192512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60