How to see it
HIP 40074 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40074: right ascension 8h 11m 11s, declination −26° 53′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40074. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40074, HD 68385, Gaia DR3 5693946209996235776. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5693946209996235776
- HIP
- 40074
- HD
- 68385
- gaia_dr3
- 5693946209996235776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5693946209996235776
- HD 68385
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12