How to see it
HIP 40224 has a visual magnitude of about 7.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40224: right ascension 8h 12m 55s, declination +39° 28′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40224. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40224, HD 68165, Gaia DR3 909258771431174528. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 909258771431174528
- HIP
- 40224
- HD
- 68165
- gaia_dr3
- 909258771431174528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 909258771431174528
- HD 68165
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.23