How to see it
HIP 40401 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40401: right ascension 8h 14m 53s, declination +27° 6′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40401, HD 68774, Gaia DR3 682854586944474496. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 682854586944474496
- HIP
- 40401
- HD
- 68774
- gaia_dr3
- 682854586944474496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 682854586944474496
- HD 68774
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16