How to see it
HIP 40170 has a visual magnitude of about 9.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40170: right ascension 8h 12m 14s, declination +51° 54′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40170, Gaia DR3 935525039066950528. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 935525039066950528
- HIP
- 40170
- gaia_dr3
- 935525039066950528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 935525039066950528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.67