How to see it
HIP 40486 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40486: right ascension 8h 15m 59s, declination −30° 11′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40486. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40486, HD 69444, Gaia DR3 5644493716031031296. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5644493716031031296
- HIP
- 40486
- HD
- 69444
- gaia_dr3
- 5644493716031031296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5644493716031031296
- HD 69444
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84