How to see it
HIP 40102 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40102: right ascension 8h 11m 31s, declination +23° 28′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40102. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40102, HD 68040, Gaia DR3 677621667509438336. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 677621667509438336
- HIP
- 40102
- HD
- 68040
- gaia_dr3
- 677621667509438336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 677621667509438336
- HD 68040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61