How to see it
HIP 40864 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 40864: right ascension 8h 20m 20s, declination −69° 3′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 40864. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40864, HD 71007, Gaia DR3 5270219408168016384. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5270219408168016384
- HIP
- 40864
- HD
- 71007
- gaia_dr3
- 5270219408168016384
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74