How to see it
HIP 40662 has a visual magnitude of about 7.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40662: right ascension 8h 18m 1s, declination −47° 5′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40662, HD 70084, Gaia DR3 5516271693651928064. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5516271693651928064
- HIP
- 40662
- HD
- 70084
- gaia_dr3
- 5516271693651928064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5516271693651928064
- HD 70084
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.02