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HIP 40946

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HIP 40946 has a visual magnitude of about 10.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40946: right ascension 8h 21m 23s, declination +39° 23′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40946, Gaia DR3 908515054894597248. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40946
Right ascension
8h 21m 23s
Declination
+39° 23′ 21″
Magnitude
10.32
Distance
≈ 1,091 ly
Data: gaia-dr3