How to see it
HIP 40756 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40756: right ascension 8h 19m 9s, declination +24° 10′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40756. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40756, HD 69734, Gaia DR3 679021311453257344. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 679021311453257344
- HIP
- 40756
- HD
- 69734
- gaia_dr3
- 679021311453257344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 679021311453257344
- HD 69734
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99