How to see it
HIP 40060 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 40060: right ascension 8h 10m 60s, declination +65° 13′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40060. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40060, Gaia DR3 1091965271455414272. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1091965271455414272
- HIP
- 40060
- gaia_dr3
- 1091965271455414272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1091965271455414272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66