How to see it
HIP 40904 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40904: right ascension 8h 20m 49s, declination +16° 57′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40904, HD 70133, Gaia DR3 656070999089150208. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 656070999089150208
- HIP
- 40904
- HD
- 70133
- gaia_dr3
- 656070999089150208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 656070999089150208
- HD 70133
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54