How to see it
HIP 40651 has a visual magnitude of about 7.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40651: right ascension 8h 17m 54s, declination +43° 24′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40651. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40651, HD 69242, Gaia DR3 927943837674033920. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 927943837674033920
- HIP
- 40651
- HD
- 69242
- gaia_dr3
- 927943837674033920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 927943837674033920
- HD 69242
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.57