How to see it
HIP 40891 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40891: right ascension 8h 20m 41s, declination +32° 23′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40891. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40891, Gaia DR3 901396885335778816. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 901396885335778816
- HIP
- 40891
- gaia_dr3
- 901396885335778816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 901396885335778816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.37