How to see it
HIP 40987 has a visual magnitude of about 7.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40987: right ascension 8h 21m 53s, declination +10° 3′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40987, HD 70374, Gaia DR3 600567445960250368. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 600567445960250368
- HIP
- 40987
- HD
- 70374
- gaia_dr3
- 600567445960250368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 600567445960250368
- HD 70374
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48