How to see it
HIP 40115 has a visual magnitude of about 6.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40115: right ascension 8h 11m 37s, declination +16° 13′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40115. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40115, HD 68122, Gaia DR3 656443802250687872. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 656443802250687872
- HIP
- 40115
- HD
- 68122
- gaia_dr3
- 656443802250687872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 656443802250687872
- HD 68122
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.97