How to see it
HIP 40966 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40966: right ascension 8h 21m 37s, declination +33° 56′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40966, HD 70145, Gaia DR3 901823766429149696. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 901823766429149696
- HIP
- 40966
- HD
- 70145
- gaia_dr3
- 901823766429149696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 901823766429149696
- HD 70145
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.95