How to see it
HIP 40716 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40716: right ascension 8h 18m 42s, declination +33° 20′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40716. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40716, HD 69551, Gaia DR3 901781370807993472. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 901781370807993472
- HIP
- 40716
- HD
- 69551
- gaia_dr3
- 901781370807993472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 901781370807993472
- HD 69551
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84