How to see it
HIP 40010 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 40010: right ascension 8h 10m 16s, declination −22° 32′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40010. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40010, HD 68109, Gaia DR3 5700498302857393792. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5700498302857393792
- HIP
- 40010
- HD
- 68109
- gaia_dr3
- 5700498302857393792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73