How to see it
HIP 40829 has a visual magnitude of about 8.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40829: right ascension 8h 19m 60s, declination +51° 17′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40829. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40829, HD 69603, Gaia DR3 1028319250605743360. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1028319250605743360
- HIP
- 40829
- HD
- 69603
- gaia_dr3
- 1028319250605743360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1028319250605743360
- HD 69603
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.41