How to see it
HIP 40907 has a visual magnitude of about 7.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40907: right ascension 8h 20m 53s, declination −4° 51′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40907. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40907, HD 70255, Gaia DR3 3065964676288780288. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3065964676288780288
- HIP
- 40907
- HD
- 70255
- gaia_dr3
- 3065964676288780288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3065964676288780288
- HD 70255
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.36