How to see it
HIP 40006 has a visual magnitude of about 7.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40006: right ascension 8h 10m 13s, declination +55° 48′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40006, HD 67317, Gaia DR3 1033349172706023936. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1033349172706023936
- HIP
- 40006
- HD
- 67317
- gaia_dr3
- 1033349172706023936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1033349172706023936
- HD 67317
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.53