Its story
HIP 40680 has a visual magnitude of about 4.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40680: right ascension 8h 18m 19s, declination −65° 36′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
HIP 40680. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40680, HD 70514, Gaia DR3 5276027024288944128. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 40680
- Right ascension
- 8h 18m 19s
- Declination
- −65° 36′ 47″
- Magnitude
- 4.74
- Distance
- ≈ 298 ly
Data: gaia-dr3