How to see it
HIP 40968 has a visual magnitude of about 9.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40968: right ascension 8h 21m 38s, declination +36° 15′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40968, Gaia DR3 904561142360370944. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 904561142360370944
- HIP
- 40968
- gaia_dr3
- 904561142360370944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 904561142360370944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.90