How to see it
HIP 40056 has a visual magnitude of about 7.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40056: right ascension 8h 10m 57s, declination −39° 4′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40056. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40056, HD 68474, Gaia DR3 5540717376187354112. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5540717376187354112
- HIP
- 40056
- HD
- 68474
- gaia_dr3
- 5540717376187354112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5540717376187354112
- HD 68474
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.33