How to see it
HIP 40132 has a visual magnitude of about 7.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40132: right ascension 8h 11m 49s, declination +0° 36′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40132. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40132, HD 68285, Gaia DR3 3083746940407541248. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3083746940407541248
- HIP
- 40132
- HD
- 68285
- gaia_dr3
- 3083746940407541248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3083746940407541248
- HD 68285
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.51