How to see it
HIP 40976 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40976: right ascension 8h 21m 42s, declination +59° 5′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40976. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40976, HD 69805, Gaia DR3 1035654711149973120. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1035654711149973120
- HIP
- 40976
- HD
- 69805
- gaia_dr3
- 1035654711149973120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1035654711149973120
- HD 69805
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22