How to see it
HIP 40156 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40156: right ascension 8h 12m 3s, declination −21° 59′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 40156. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40156, HD 68533, Gaia DR3 5700654399149127680. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5700654399149127680
- HIP
- 40156
- HD
- 68533
- gaia_dr3
- 5700654399149127680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5700654399149127680
- HD 68533
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.55