How to see it
HIP 40226 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40226: right ascension 8h 12m 57s, declination +30° 26′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40226. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40226, HD 68309, Gaia DR3 876775693253487232. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 876775693253487232
- HIP
- 40226
- HD
- 68309
- gaia_dr3
- 876775693253487232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 876775693253487232
- HD 68309
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68