How to see it
HIP 62040 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62040: right ascension 12h 43m 1s, declination +49° 13′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 62040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62040, HD 233972, Gaia DR3 1543537754997090560. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1543537754997090560
- HIP
- 62040
- HD
- 233972
- gaia_dr3
- 1543537754997090560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1543537754997090560
- HD 233972
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.32