How to see it
HIP 40236 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 40236: right ascension 8h 13m 6s, declination +41° 33′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40236. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40236, HD 68196, Gaia DR3 921729741551489152. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 921729741551489152
- HIP
- 40236
- HD
- 68196
- gaia_dr3
- 921729741551489152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 921729741551489152
- HD 68196
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.09