How to see it
HIP 40986 has a visual magnitude of about 7.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40986: right ascension 8h 21m 53s, declination +13° 37′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40986, HD 70338, Gaia DR3 651932437322751872. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 651932437322751872
- HIP
- 40986
- HD
- 70338
- gaia_dr3
- 651932437322751872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 651932437322751872
- HD 70338
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.29