How to see it
HIP 40931 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40931: right ascension 8h 21m 11s, declination +35° 19′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40931. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40931, HD 70051, Gaia DR3 904217338819517824. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 904217338819517824
- HIP
- 40931
- HD
- 70051
- gaia_dr3
- 904217338819517824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 904217338819517824
- HD 70051
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91