How to see it
HIP 40942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40942: right ascension 8h 21m 21s, declination +34° 18′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40942, HD 70088, Gaia DR3 903348277956806528. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 903348277956806528
- HIP
- 40942
- HD
- 70088
- gaia_dr3
- 903348277956806528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 903348277956806528
- HD 70088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32