How to see it
HIP 40484 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40484: right ascension 8h 15m 59s, declination +29° 38′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40484. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40484, Gaia DR3 684524195351618048. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 684524195351618048
- HIP
- 40484
- gaia_dr3
- 684524195351618048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 684524195351618048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49