How to see it
HIP 40691 has a visual magnitude of about 7.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40691: right ascension 8h 18m 23s, declination +9° 9′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40691. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40691, HD 69686, Gaia DR3 600389320779499520. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 600389320779499520
- HIP
- 40691
- HD
- 69686
- gaia_dr3
- 600389320779499520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 600389320779499520
- HD 69686
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.07