How to see it
HIP 40883 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40883: right ascension 8h 20m 34s, declination +38° 20′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40883. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40883, HD 69896, Gaia DR3 908170529797163648. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 908170529797163648
- HIP
- 40883
- HD
- 69896
- gaia_dr3
- 908170529797163648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 908170529797163648
- HD 69896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99