How to see it
HIP 40495 has a visual magnitude of about 7.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40495: right ascension 8h 16m 6s, declination −57° 16′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 40495. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40495, HD 69891, Gaia DR3 5315716237254622208. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5315716237254622208
- HIP
- 40495
- HD
- 69891
- gaia_dr3
- 5315716237254622208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5315716237254622208
- HD 69891
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.81