How to see it
HIP 40886 has a visual magnitude of about 9.44: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40886: right ascension 8h 20m 36s, declination −45° 8′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 40886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40886, Gaia DR3 5519897608123439104. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5519897608123439104
- HIP
- 40886
- gaia_dr3
- 5519897608123439104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5519897608123439104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.44