How to see it
HIP 40177 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40177: right ascension 8h 12m 22s, declination +14° 0′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40177. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40177, HD 68332, Gaia DR3 653729039322935040. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 653729039322935040
- HIP
- 40177
- HD
- 68332
- gaia_dr3
- 653729039322935040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 653729039322935040
- HD 68332
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51