How to see it
HIP 40950 has a visual magnitude of about 7.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40950: right ascension 8h 21m 28s, declination +21° 54′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40950, HD 70204, Gaia DR3 676331768577158144. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 676331768577158144
- HIP
- 40950
- HD
- 70204
- gaia_dr3
- 676331768577158144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 676331768577158144
- HD 70204
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.04