How to see it
HIP 40488 has a visual magnitude of about 9.35: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40488: right ascension 8h 15m 59s, declination +40° 33′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40488, Gaia DR3 909597661530783488. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 909597661530783488
- HIP
- 40488
- gaia_dr3
- 909597661530783488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 909597661530783488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.35