How to see it
HIP 40151 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40151: right ascension 8h 11m 57s, declination +13° 23′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40151. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40151, HD 68224, Gaia DR3 650599451272803840. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 650599451272803840
- HIP
- 40151
- HD
- 68224
- gaia_dr3
- 650599451272803840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 650599451272803840
- HD 68224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48