How to see it
HIP 40676 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40676: right ascension 8h 18m 15s, declination +29° 4′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40676. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40676, HD 69476, Gaia DR3 684259109969889152. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 684259109969889152
- HIP
- 40676
- HD
- 69476
- gaia_dr3
- 684259109969889152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 684259109969889152
- HD 69476
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19