How to see it
HIP 40431 has a visual magnitude of about 7.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40431: right ascension 8h 15m 20s, declination +60° 1′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40431, HD 68376, Gaia DR3 1083804558713292032. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083804558713292032
- HIP
- 40431
- HD
- 68376
- gaia_dr3
- 1083804558713292032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083804558713292032
- HD 68376
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.03