How to see it
HIP 40279 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40279: right ascension 8h 13m 33s, declination −33° 17′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40279, HD 68979, Gaia DR3 5546708576387097600. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5546708576387097600
- HIP
- 40279
- HD
- 68979
- gaia_dr3
- 5546708576387097600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5546708576387097600
- HD 68979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37