How to see it
HIP 40654 has a visual magnitude of about 7.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40654: right ascension 8h 17m 55s, declination +38° 48′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40654. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40654, HD 69311, Gaia DR3 908426338049896832. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 908426338049896832
- HIP
- 40654
- HD
- 69311
- gaia_dr3
- 908426338049896832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 908426338049896832
- HD 69311
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65