How to see it
HIP 40233 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40233: right ascension 8h 13m 4s, declination −34° 34′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40233. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40233, HD 68860, Gaia DR3 5546476927338700416. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5546476927338700416
- HIP
- 40233
- HD
- 68860
- gaia_dr3
- 5546476927338700416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64