How to see it
HIP 40761 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40761: right ascension 8h 19m 13s, declination +14° 12′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40761. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40761, HD 69809, Gaia DR3 652212812787763200. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 652212812787763200
- HIP
- 40761
- HD
- 69809
- gaia_dr3
- 652212812787763200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 652212812787763200
- HD 69809
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72