How to see it
HIP 40620 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40620: right ascension 8h 17m 34s, declination +70° 10′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 40620. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40620, HD 68435, Gaia DR3 1097696888130869504. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1097696888130869504
- HIP
- 40620
- HD
- 68435
- gaia_dr3
- 1097696888130869504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1097696888130869504
- HD 68435
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73