How to see it
HIP 40289 has a visual magnitude of about 7.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40289: right ascension 8h 13m 38s, declination +16° 38′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40289. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40289, HD 68582, Gaia DR3 655824944705311872. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 655824944705311872
- HIP
- 40289
- HD
- 68582
- gaia_dr3
- 655824944705311872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 655824944705311872
- HD 68582
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.78