How to see it
HIP 40393 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40393: right ascension 8h 14m 49s, declination +43° 2′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40393. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40393, HD 68562, Gaia DR3 927859621955354496. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 927859621955354496
- HIP
- 40393
- HD
- 68562
- gaia_dr3
- 927859621955354496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 927859621955354496
- HD 68562
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87