How to see it
HIP 40521 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40521: right ascension 8h 16m 25s, declination −2° 53′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40521. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40521, Gaia DR3 3069688687812446208. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3069688687812446208
- HIP
- 40521
- gaia_dr3
- 3069688687812446208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3069688687812446208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73