How to see it

HIP 40501 has a visual magnitude of about 9.13: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40501: right ascension 8h 16m 8s, declination +1° 18′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 40501. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40501, Gaia DR3 3089711447388931584. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 3089711447388931584

HIP

40501

gaia_dr3

3089711447388931584

Also known as

• GJ 2066
• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3089711447388931584

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.13