How to see it
HIP 40123 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40123: right ascension 8h 11m 45s, declination +11° 11′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40123. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40123, HD 68198, Gaia DR3 648930255182708352. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648930255182708352
- HIP
- 40123
- HD
- 68198
- gaia_dr3
- 648930255182708352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648930255182708352
- HD 68198
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80