How to see it
HIP 40930 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40930: right ascension 8h 21m 10s, declination +54° 59′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40930. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40930, HD 69766, Gaia DR3 1032389230334853248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1032389230334853248
- HIP
- 40930
- HD
- 69766
- gaia_dr3
- 1032389230334853248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1032389230334853248
- HD 69766
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68