How to see it
HIP 40956 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40956: right ascension 8h 21m 30s, declination +12° 48′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40956, HD 70277, Gaia DR3 649571098662483328. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 649571098662483328
- HIP
- 40956
- HD
- 70277
- gaia_dr3
- 649571098662483328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 649571098662483328
- HD 70277
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71