How to see it
HIP 40262 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40262: right ascension 8h 13m 22s, declination +56° 31′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40262. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40262, HD 67991, Gaia DR3 1033488806386636160. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1033488806386636160
- HIP
- 40262
- HD
- 67991
- gaia_dr3
- 1033488806386636160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1033488806386636160
- HD 67991
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74