How to see it
HIP 40807 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40807: right ascension 8h 19m 44s, declination +20° 55′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40807. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40807, HD 69868, Gaia DR3 675745488357842432. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 675745488357842432
- HIP
- 40807
- HD
- 69868
- gaia_dr3
- 675745488357842432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 675745488357842432
- HD 69868
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11