How to see it
HIP 40543 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40543: right ascension 8h 16m 45s, declination −21° 52′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40543. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40543, HD 69562, Gaia DR3 5700249194753570176. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5700249194753570176
- HIP
- 40543
- HD
- 69562
- gaia_dr3
- 5700249194753570176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93