How to see it
HIP 40970 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40970: right ascension 8h 21m 39s, declination −45° 0′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40970, HD 70717, Gaia DR3 5519922896891780096. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5519922896891780096
- HIP
- 40970
- HD
- 70717
- gaia_dr3
- 5519922896891780096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5519922896891780096
- HD 70717
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60