How to see it
HIP 40342 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40342: right ascension 8h 14m 11s, declination +17° 40′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40342, HD 68703, Gaia DR3 657049908036164736. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657049908036164736
- HIP
- 40342
- HD
- 68703
- gaia_dr3
- 657049908036164736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657049908036164736
- HD 68703
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43