How to see it
HIP 40040 has a visual magnitude of about 7.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40040: right ascension 8h 10m 45s, declination +59° 11′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40040, HD 67368, Gaia DR3 1083360493454541440. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083360493454541440
- HIP
- 40040
- HD
- 67368
- gaia_dr3
- 1083360493454541440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083360493454541440
- HD 67368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73