How to see it
HIP 40009 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40009: right ascension 8h 10m 14s, declination +27° 5′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40009. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40009, HD 67709, Gaia DR3 683637920259818752. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 683637920259818752
- HIP
- 40009
- HD
- 67709
- gaia_dr3
- 683637920259818752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 683637920259818752
- HD 67709
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68