How to see it
HIP 40552 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40552: right ascension 8h 16m 52s, declination −15° 9′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40552. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40552, HD 69530, Gaia DR3 5721728154397244672. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5721728154397244672
- HIP
- 40552
- HD
- 69530
- gaia_dr3
- 5721728154397244672
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66