How to see it
HIP 40629 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 40629: right ascension 8h 17m 41s, declination −39° 6′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40629. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40629, HD 69929, Gaia DR3 5540280595194338304. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5540280595194338304
- HIP
- 40629
- HD
- 69929
- gaia_dr3
- 5540280595194338304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5540280595194338304
- HD 69929
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70