How to see it
HIP 40669 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40669: right ascension 8h 18m 8s, declination +11° 39′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40669. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40669, HD 69630, Gaia DR3 649375969707488000. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 649375969707488000
- HIP
- 40669
- HD
- 69630
- gaia_dr3
- 649375969707488000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 649375969707488000
- HD 69630
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13