How to see it
HIP 40791 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40791: right ascension 8h 19m 32s, declination +35° 2′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40791, HD 69715, Gaia DR3 904195108068830976. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 904195108068830976
- HIP
- 40791
- HD
- 69715
- gaia_dr3
- 904195108068830976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 904195108068830976
- HD 69715
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.10