How to see it
HIP 40395 has a visual magnitude of about 9.05: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40395: right ascension 8h 14m 50s, declination +48° 49′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40395. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40395, HD 68500, Gaia DR3 931595625027356160. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 931595625027356160
- HIP
- 40395
- HD
- 68500
- gaia_dr3
- 931595625027356160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 931595625027356160
- HD 68500
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.05