How to see it
HIP 40390 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 40390: right ascension 8h 14m 47s, declination +62° 2′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40390. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40390, HD 68164, Gaia DR3 1090250613134117248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1090250613134117248
- HIP
- 40390
- HD
- 68164
- gaia_dr3
- 1090250613134117248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1090250613134117248
- HD 68164
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70