How to see it
HIP 40050 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40050: right ascension 8h 10m 52s, declination +35° 54′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40050. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40050, HD 67742, Gaia DR3 906030708371068544. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 906030708371068544
- HIP
- 40050
- HD
- 67742
- gaia_dr3
- 906030708371068544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 906030708371068544
- HD 67742
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.29