How to see it
HIP 40999 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40999: right ascension 8h 22m 1s, declination +23° 5′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40999. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40999, HD 70317, Gaia DR3 678145344284569088. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 678145344284569088
- HIP
- 40999
- HD
- 70317
- gaia_dr3
- 678145344284569088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 678145344284569088
- HD 70317
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47