How to see it
HIP 40197 has a visual magnitude of about 7.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40197: right ascension 8h 12m 38s, declination +11° 11′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40197. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40197, HD 68425, Gaia DR3 648922249363795200. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648922249363795200
- HIP
- 40197
- HD
- 68425
- gaia_dr3
- 648922249363795200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648922249363795200
- HD 68425
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.11