How to see it
HIP 40768 has a visual magnitude of about 9.36: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40768: right ascension 8h 19m 16s, declination −27° 50′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40768. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40768, HD 70117, Gaia DR3 5693211323907693568. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5693211323907693568
- HIP
- 40768
- HD
- 70117
- gaia_dr3
- 5693211323907693568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5693211323907693568
- HD 70117
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.36