How to see it
HIP 40965 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40965: right ascension 8h 21m 36s, declination −11° 2′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40965. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40965, HD 70438, Gaia DR3 5727433726391132032. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5727433726391132032
- HIP
- 40965
- HD
- 70438
- gaia_dr3
- 5727433726391132032
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79