How to see it
HIP 40867 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40867: right ascension 8h 20m 22s, declination +51° 19′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40867. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40867, HD 69697, Gaia DR3 1028325400998907136. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1028325400998907136
- HIP
- 40867
- HD
- 69697
- gaia_dr3
- 1028325400998907136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1028325400998907136
- HD 69697
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80