How to see it
HIP 40209 has a visual magnitude of about 8.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40209: right ascension 8h 12m 44s, declination +29° 32′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40209. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40209, HD 68253, Gaia DR3 876663714866326784. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 876663714866326784
- HIP
- 40209
- HD
- 68253
- gaia_dr3
- 876663714866326784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 876663714866326784
- HD 68253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.99