How to see it
HIP 40877 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 40877: right ascension 8h 20m 28s, declination −29° 26′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40877. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40877, Gaia DR3 5644590301251168256. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5644590301251168256
- HIP
- 40877
- gaia_dr3
- 5644590301251168256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5644590301251168256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.62