How to see it
HIP 70040 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70040: right ascension 14h 19m 55s, declination −57° 9′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 70040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70040, HD 125205, Gaia DR3 5892260689916207104. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5892260689916207104
- HIP
- 70040
- HD
- 125205
- gaia_dr3
- 5892260689916207104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5892260689916207104
- HD 125205
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04