How to see it
HIP 40560 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40560: right ascension 8h 16m 54s, declination +32° 27′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40560. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40560, Gaia DR3 901587375725144192. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 901587375725144192
- HIP
- 40560
- gaia_dr3
- 901587375725144192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 901587375725144192
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98