How to see it
HIP 40564 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40564: right ascension 8h 16m 56s, declination +18° 4′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40564. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40564, HD 69288, Gaia DR3 657176970347681536. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657176970347681536
- HIP
- 40564
- HD
- 69288
- gaia_dr3
- 657176970347681536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657176970347681536
- HD 69288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70