How to see it
HIP 40586 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40586: right ascension 8h 17m 13s, declination −47° 39′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 40586. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40586, HD 69934, Gaia DR3 5516241865093899264. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5516241865093899264
- HIP
- 40586
- HD
- 69934
- gaia_dr3
- 5516241865093899264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5516241865093899264
- HD 69934
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15