How to see it
HIP 40400 has a visual magnitude of about 10.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40400: right ascension 8h 14m 52s, declination +36° 27′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 40400. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40400, Gaia DR3 907581225924653184. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 907581225924653184
- HIP
- 40400
- gaia_dr3
- 907581225924653184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 907581225924653184
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.01