How to see it
HIP 66040 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 66040: right ascension 13h 32m 21s, declination +30° 28′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Coma Berenices constellation (IAU figure Com).
Catalog context
HIP 66040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66040, HD 117831, Gaia DR3 1456206741859652352. In the SkyKeepsake Coma Berenices (Com) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1456206741859652352
- HIP
- 66040
- HD
- 117831
- gaia_dr3
- 1456206741859652352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1456206741859652352
- HD 117831
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42