How to see it
HIP 40709 has a visual magnitude of about 7.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40709: right ascension 8h 18m 35s, declination +47° 2′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40709. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40709, HD 69348, Gaia DR3 930405163171789568. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 930405163171789568
- HIP
- 40709
- HD
- 69348
- gaia_dr3
- 930405163171789568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 930405163171789568
- HD 69348
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.14