How to see it
HIP 40481 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40481: right ascension 8h 15m 57s, declination +44° 16′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40481. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40481, HD 68832, Gaia DR3 928586639659062016. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 928586639659062016
- HIP
- 40481
- HD
- 68832
- gaia_dr3
- 928586639659062016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 928586639659062016
- HD 68832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46