How to see it
HIP 40739 has a visual magnitude of about 7.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40739: right ascension 8h 18m 55s, declination +26° 20′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40739. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40739, HD 69684, Gaia DR3 682554729507913088. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 682554729507913088
- HIP
- 40739
- HD
- 69684
- gaia_dr3
- 682554729507913088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 682554729507913088
- HD 69684
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.08