How to see it
HIP 33940 has a visual magnitude of about 9.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33940: right ascension 7h 2m 36s, declination +31° 33′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 33940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33940, HD 268079, Gaia DR3 889845003858233856. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 889845003858233856
- HIP
- 33940
- HD
- 268079
- gaia_dr3
- 889845003858233856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 889845003858233856
- HD 268079
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.87