How to see it
HIP 40530 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40530: right ascension 8h 16m 33s, declination +11° 2′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40530. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40530, HD 69266, Gaia DR3 648763404293260032. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648763404293260032
- HIP
- 40530
- HD
- 69266
- gaia_dr3
- 648763404293260032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648763404293260032
- HD 69266
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98