How to see it
HIP 40580 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40580: right ascension 8h 17m 7s, declination +11° 21′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40580. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40580, HD 69365, Gaia DR3 648986192837050624. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648986192837050624
- HIP
- 40580
- HD
- 69365
- gaia_dr3
- 648986192837050624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648986192837050624
- HD 69365
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44