How to see it
HIP 40890 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40890: right ascension 8h 20m 41s, declination +25° 20′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40890. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40890, HD 70030, Gaia DR3 679445654222358272. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 679445654222358272
- HIP
- 40890
- HD
- 70030
- gaia_dr3
- 679445654222358272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 679445654222358272
- HD 70030
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79