How to see it
HIP 40306 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40306: right ascension 8h 13m 51s, declination +22° 16′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40306, HD 68581, Gaia DR3 676875545792099072. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 676875545792099072
- HIP
- 40306
- HD
- 68581
- gaia_dr3
- 676875545792099072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 676875545792099072
- HD 68581
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65