How to see it
HIP 40992 has a visual magnitude of about 7.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40992: right ascension 8h 21m 56s, declination +56° 37′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40992. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40992, HD 69893, Gaia DR3 1034757681460782208. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1034757681460782208
- HIP
- 40992
- HD
- 69893
- gaia_dr3
- 1034757681460782208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1034757681460782208
- HD 69893
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.92