How to see it
HIP 40187 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40187: right ascension 8h 12m 32s, declination +18° 31′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40187. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40187, HD 68331, Gaia DR3 657363337568567808. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657363337568567808
- HIP
- 40187
- HD
- 68331
- gaia_dr3
- 657363337568567808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657363337568567808
- HD 68331
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67