How to see it
HIP 41640 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 41640: right ascension 8h 29m 28s, declination −27° 19′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 41640. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41640, HD 71997, Gaia DR3 5646726824143483648. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5646726824143483648
- HIP
- 41640
- HD
- 71997
- gaia_dr3
- 5646726824143483648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67