How to see it
HIP 40498 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40498: right ascension 8h 16m 6s, declination −5° 14′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 40498. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40498, HD 69270, Gaia DR3 3064625230608818688. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3064625230608818688
- HIP
- 40498
- HD
- 69270
- gaia_dr3
- 3064625230608818688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3064625230608818688
- HD 69270
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22