How to see it
HIP 40372 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40372: right ascension 8h 14m 32s, declination +10° 11′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40372. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40372, HD 68835, Gaia DR3 648600951450341376. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648600951450341376
- HIP
- 40372
- HD
- 68835
- gaia_dr3
- 648600951450341376
Also known as
- GJ 3487
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648600951450341376
- HD 68835
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09