How to see it
HIP 40241 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40241: right ascension 8h 13m 9s, declination +43° 0′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40241. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40241, HD 68195, Gaia DR3 927869792437929728. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 927869792437929728
- HIP
- 40241
- HD
- 68195
- gaia_dr3
- 927869792437929728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 927869792437929728
- HD 68195
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21