How to see it
HIP 40600 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40600: right ascension 8h 17m 20s, declination −47° 55′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40600. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40600, HD 69973, Gaia DR3 5516025128170015744. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5516025128170015744
- HIP
- 40600
- HD
- 69973
- gaia_dr3
- 5516025128170015744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5516025128170015744
- HD 69973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88