How to see it
HIP 40631 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 40631: right ascension 8h 17m 43s, declination +44° 44′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40631. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40631, HD 69197, Gaia DR3 928441156230977536. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 928441156230977536
- HIP
- 40631
- HD
- 69197
- gaia_dr3
- 928441156230977536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 928441156230977536
- HD 69197
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.13