How to see it
HIP 40423 has a visual magnitude of about 9.27: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40423: right ascension 8h 15m 12s, declination +37° 54′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40423. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40423, Gaia DR3 907955918871745024. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 907955918871745024
- HIP
- 40423
- gaia_dr3
- 907955918871745024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 907955918871745024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.27