How to see it
HIP 40388 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40388: right ascension 8h 14m 44s, declination +24° 44′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40388. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40388, HD 68775, Gaia DR3 682299879035181568. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 682299879035181568
- HIP
- 40388
- HD
- 68775
- gaia_dr3
- 682299879035181568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 682299879035181568
- HD 68775
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31