How to see it
HIP 39940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39940: right ascension 8h 9m 24s, declination +30° 20′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 39940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39940, HD 67502, Gaia DR3 876949931486982144. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 876949931486982144
- HIP
- 39940
- HD
- 67502
- gaia_dr3
- 876949931486982144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 876949931486982144
- HD 67502
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.53