How to see it
HIP 40451 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40451: right ascension 8h 15m 33s, declination +53° 16′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40451. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40451, HD 68580, Gaia DR3 1031771339159690368. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1031771339159690368
- HIP
- 40451
- HD
- 68580
- gaia_dr3
- 1031771339159690368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1031771339159690368
- HD 68580
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23