How to see it
HIP 40984 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 40984: right ascension 8h 21m 51s, declination +22° 57′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40984. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40984, HD 70275, Gaia DR3 676641830852000640. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 676641830852000640
- HIP
- 40984
- HD
- 70275
- gaia_dr3
- 676641830852000640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 676641830852000640
- HD 70275
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16