How to see it
HIP 40860 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40860: right ascension 8h 20m 18s, declination +25° 29′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40860. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40860, HD 69962, Gaia DR3 679451873333368448. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 679451873333368448
- HIP
- 40860
- HD
- 69962
- gaia_dr3
- 679451873333368448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 679451873333368448
- HD 69962
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33