How to see it
HIP 40327 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40327: right ascension 8h 14m 3s, declination +19° 40′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40327. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40327, HD 68642, Gaia DR3 669553897863099136. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 669553897863099136
- HIP
- 40327
- HD
- 68642
- gaia_dr3
- 669553897863099136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 669553897863099136
- HD 68642
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04