How to see it
HIP 40477 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40477: right ascension 8h 15m 53s, declination +50° 47′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40477. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40477, HD 68702, Gaia DR3 935208001760993152. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 935208001760993152
- HIP
- 40477
- HD
- 68702
- gaia_dr3
- 935208001760993152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 935208001760993152
- HD 68702
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.62