How to see it
HIP 40270 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 40270: right ascension 8h 13m 23s, declination +20° 16′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40270. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40270, HD 68503, Gaia DR3 675642134264272128. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 675642134264272128
- HIP
- 40270
- HD
- 68503
- gaia_dr3
- 675642134264272128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 675642134264272128
- HD 68503
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48