How to see it
HIP 40402 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40402: right ascension 8h 14m 54s, declination +52° 56′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40402. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40402, HD 68458, Gaia DR3 1031669222017290624. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1031669222017290624
- HIP
- 40402
- HD
- 68458
- gaia_dr3
- 1031669222017290624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1031669222017290624
- HD 68458
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70