How to see it
HIP 40214 has a visual magnitude of about 7.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40214: right ascension 8h 12m 48s, declination +11° 11′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40214. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40214, HD 68439, Gaia DR3 648922008845622784. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648922008845622784
- HIP
- 40214
- HD
- 68439
- gaia_dr3
- 648922008845622784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648922008845622784
- HD 68439
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.25