How to see it
HIP 40106 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40106: right ascension 8h 11m 32s, declination +7° 12′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40106. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40106, Gaia DR3 3097577353575716864. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3097577353575716864
- HIP
- 40106
- gaia_dr3
- 3097577353575716864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3097577353575716864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60