How to see it
HIP 40674 has a visual magnitude of about 9.20: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40674: right ascension 8h 18m 14s, declination +44° 36′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40674. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40674, HD 69286, Gaia DR3 928430612087272192. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 928430612087272192
- HIP
- 40674
- HD
- 69286
- gaia_dr3
- 928430612087272192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 928430612087272192
- HD 69286
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.20