How to see it
HIP 40522 has a visual magnitude of about 7.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40522: right ascension 8h 16m 26s, declination +35° 33′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40522. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40522, HD 69028, Gaia DR3 904456276440260736. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 904456276440260736
- HIP
- 40522
- HD
- 69028
- gaia_dr3
- 904456276440260736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 904456276440260736
- HD 69028
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.98