How to see it
HIP 40403 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40403: right ascension 8h 14m 54s, declination +40° 34′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40403. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40403, HD 68640, Gaia DR3 909595015830931840. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 909595015830931840
- HIP
- 40403
- HD
- 68640
- gaia_dr3
- 909595015830931840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 909595015830931840
- HD 68640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72