How to see it
HIP 40232 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40232: right ascension 8h 13m 1s, declination +13° 55′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40232. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40232, HD 68462, Gaia DR3 650724829957826304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 650724829957826304
- HIP
- 40232
- HD
- 68462
- gaia_dr3
- 650724829957826304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 650724829957826304
- HD 68462
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24