How to see it
HIP 40492 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40492: right ascension 8h 16m 2s, declination +47° 33′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40492. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40492, HD 68790, Gaia DR3 931227868451824896. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 931227868451824896
- HIP
- 40492
- HD
- 68790
- gaia_dr3
- 931227868451824896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 931227868451824896
- HD 68790
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.86