How to see it
HIP 40558 has a visual magnitude of about 8.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40558: right ascension 8h 16m 53s, declination +10° 32′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40558, Gaia DR3 648682899426460544. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 648682899426460544
- HIP
- 40558
- gaia_dr3
- 648682899426460544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648682899426460544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.55