How to see it
HIP 40785 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40785: right ascension 8h 19m 28s, declination +35° 1′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40785. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40785, Gaia DR3 904194970629879552. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 904194970629879552
- HIP
- 40785
- gaia_dr3
- 904194970629879552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 904194970629879552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16