How to see it
HIP 40960 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40960: right ascension 8h 21m 34s, declination +28° 49′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40960, HD 70178, Gaia DR3 707449322027985280. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 707449322027985280
- HIP
- 40960
- HD
- 70178
- gaia_dr3
- 707449322027985280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 707449322027985280
- HD 70178
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00