How to see it
HIP 40534 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40534: right ascension 8h 16m 34s, declination +11° 43′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40534. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40534, HD 69243, Gaia DR3 649386277628656128. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 649386277628656128
- HIP
- 40534
- HD
- 69243
- gaia_dr3
- 649386277628656128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 649386277628656128
- HD 69243
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53