How to see it
HIP 40212 has a visual magnitude of about 9.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40212: right ascension 8h 12m 46s, declination +47° 10′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40212. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40212, HD 68014, Gaia DR3 929709722067564928. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 929709722067564928
- HIP
- 40212
- HD
- 68014
- gaia_dr3
- 929709722067564928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 929709722067564928
- HD 68014
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.09