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HIP 40492

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HIP 40492 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40492: right ascension 8h 16m 2s, declination +47° 33′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 40492. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40492, HD 68790, Gaia DR3 931227868451824896. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40492
Right ascension
8h 16m 02s
Declination
+47° 33′ 34″
Magnitude
8.86
Distance
≈ 362 ly
Data: gaia-dr3