How to see it
HIP 40218 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40218: right ascension 8h 12m 51s, declination −36° 13′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40218, HD 68843, Gaia DR3 5544637753618576384. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5544637753618576384
- HIP
- 40218
- HD
- 68843
- gaia_dr3
- 5544637753618576384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5544637753618576384
- HD 68843
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59