How to see it
HIP 40404 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40404: right ascension 8h 14m 55s, declination +21° 4′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40404, HD 68813, Gaia DR3 675988617865954560. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 675988617865954560
- HIP
- 40404
- HD
- 68813
- gaia_dr3
- 675988617865954560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 675988617865954560
- HD 68813
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32