How to see it
HIP 40338 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40338: right ascension 8h 14m 10s, declination +37° 45′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40338. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40338, HD 68501, Gaia DR3 907971105876121984. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 907971105876121984
- HIP
- 40338
- HD
- 68501
- gaia_dr3
- 907971105876121984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 907971105876121984
- HD 68501
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58