How to see it
HIP 40609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40609: right ascension 8h 17m 29s, declination +60° 33′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40609, Gaia DR3 1083917151280333696. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083917151280333696
- HIP
- 40609
- gaia_dr3
- 1083917151280333696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083917151280333696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87