How to see it
HIP 40039 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40039: right ascension 8h 10m 44s, declination +36° 37′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40039. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40039, Gaia DR3 906276930256311424. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 906276930256311424
- HIP
- 40039
- gaia_dr3
- 906276930256311424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 906276930256311424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83