How to see it
HIP 40544 has a visual magnitude of about 7.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40544: right ascension 8h 16m 45s, declination +21° 13′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40544. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40544, HD 69221, Gaia DR3 676001193530250368. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 676001193530250368
- HIP
- 40544
- HD
- 69221
- gaia_dr3
- 676001193530250368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 676001193530250368
- HD 69221
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39