How to see it
HIP 40993 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40993: right ascension 8h 21m 57s, declination −10° 44′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40993, HD 70499, Gaia DR3 5751476197399753600. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5751476197399753600
- HIP
- 40993
- HD
- 70499
- gaia_dr3
- 5751476197399753600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69