How to see it
HIP 40718 has a visual magnitude of about 7.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40718: right ascension 8h 18m 43s, declination +37° 44′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40718. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40718, HD 69498, Gaia DR3 908114351624992896. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 908114351624992896
- HIP
- 40718
- HD
- 69498
- gaia_dr3
- 908114351624992896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 908114351624992896
- HD 69498
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.78