How to see it
HIP 40701 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40701: right ascension 8h 18m 29s, declination −85° 4′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 40701. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40701, HD 73506, Gaia DR3 5193253559863181312. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5193253559863181312
- HIP
- 40701
- HD
- 73506
- gaia_dr3
- 5193253559863181312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5193253559863181312
- HD 73506
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55