How to see it
HIP 40417 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40417: right ascension 8h 15m 3s, declination +50° 5′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40417. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40417, HD 68521, Gaia DR3 932092088886837120. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 932092088886837120
- HIP
- 40417
- HD
- 68521
- gaia_dr3
- 932092088886837120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 932092088886837120
- HD 68521
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61