How to see it
HIP 40792 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 40792: right ascension 8h 19m 32s, declination +26° 38′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40792. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40792, HD 69786, Gaia DR3 682943613026842368. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 682943613026842368
- HIP
- 40792
- HD
- 69786
- gaia_dr3
- 682943613026842368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 682943613026842368
- HD 69786
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24