How to see it
HIP 40602 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40602: right ascension 8h 17m 22s, declination +52° 55′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40602, HD 69011, Gaia DR3 1031561160640629888. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1031561160640629888
- HIP
- 40602
- HD
- 69011
- gaia_dr3
- 1031561160640629888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1031561160640629888
- HD 69011
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36