How to see it
HIP 40174 has a visual magnitude of about 8.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40174: right ascension 8h 12m 16s, declination −40° 30′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40174. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40174, HD 68785, Gaia DR3 5539736336937681920. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5539736336937681920
- HIP
- 40174
- HD
- 68785
- gaia_dr3
- 5539736336937681920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5539736336937681920
- HD 68785
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.05