How to see it
HIP 40162 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40162: right ascension 8h 12m 8s, declination −35° 43′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40162. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40162, HD 68676, Gaia DR3 5544669776894487552. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5544669776894487552
- HIP
- 40162
- HD
- 68676
- gaia_dr3
- 5544669776894487552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5544669776894487552
- HD 68676
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69