How to see it
HIP 40284 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40284: right ascension 8h 13m 36s, declination +10° 22′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40284. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40284, HD 68643, Gaia DR3 648621807808618880. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648621807808618880
- HIP
- 40284
- HD
- 68643
- gaia_dr3
- 648621807808618880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648621807808618880
- HD 68643
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30