How to see it
HIP 40273 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40273: right ascension 8h 13m 28s, declination +48° 16′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40273. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40273, HD 68194, Gaia DR3 931463340034912640. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 931463340034912640
- HIP
- 40273
- HD
- 68194
- gaia_dr3
- 931463340034912640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 931463340034912640
- HD 68194
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83