How to see it
HIP 40939 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40939: right ascension 8h 21m 18s, declination +40° 11′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40939, Gaia DR3 914602123064441472. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 914602123064441472
- HIP
- 40939
- gaia_dr3
- 914602123064441472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 914602123064441472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.90