How to see it
HIP 40917 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 40917: right ascension 8h 21m 3s, declination +45° 17′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40917, HD 69917, Gaia DR3 928558086716432000. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 928558086716432000
- HIP
- 40917
- HD
- 69917
- gaia_dr3
- 928558086716432000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 928558086716432000
- HD 69917
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87