How to see it
HIP 40778 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40778: right ascension 8h 19m 23s, declination +54° 4′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40778, HD 233511, Gaia DR3 1032197606073957888. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1032197606073957888
- HIP
- 40778
- HD
- 233511
- gaia_dr3
- 1032197606073957888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1032197606073957888
- HD 233511
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.57