How to see it
HIP 40458 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 40458: right ascension 8h 15m 40s, declination +17° 34′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40458. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40458, HD 69031, Gaia DR3 657017506803032064. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657017506803032064
- HIP
- 40458
- HD
- 69031
- gaia_dr3
- 657017506803032064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657017506803032064
- HD 69031
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39