How to see it
HIP 40887 has a visual magnitude of about 9.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40887: right ascension 8h 20m 36s, declination +38° 57′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40887, Gaia DR3 908467604095972480. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 908467604095972480
- HIP
- 40887
- gaia_dr3
- 908467604095972480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 908467604095972480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.98