How to see it
HIP 40478 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 40478: right ascension 8h 15m 53s, declination −46° 18′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40478, HD 69650, Gaia DR3 5519743023660994176. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5519743023660994176
- HIP
- 40478
- HD
- 69650
- gaia_dr3
- 5519743023660994176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64