How to see it
HIP 40644 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40644: right ascension 8h 17m 50s, declination +19° 50′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40644. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40644, HD 69456, Gaia DR3 663568878117078656. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 663568878117078656
- HIP
- 40644
- HD
- 69456
- gaia_dr3
- 663568878117078656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 663568878117078656
- HD 69456
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58