How to see it
HIP 40311 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 40311: right ascension 8h 13m 54s, declination +27° 46′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40311. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40311, HD 68542, Gaia DR3 684058036780963200. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 684058036780963200
- HIP
- 40311
- HD
- 68542
- gaia_dr3
- 684058036780963200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 684058036780963200
- HD 68542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71