How to see it
HIP 40161 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40161: right ascension 8h 12m 7s, declination +59° 53′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40161, Gaia DR3 1083963369424272128. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083963369424272128
- HIP
- 40161
- gaia_dr3
- 1083963369424272128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083963369424272128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.94