How to see it
HIP 40421 has a visual magnitude of about 9.17: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40421: right ascension 8h 15m 9s, declination +23° 44′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40421, HD 68849, Gaia DR3 677678429799195008. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 677678429799195008
- HIP
- 40421
- HD
- 68849
- gaia_dr3
- 677678429799195008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 677678429799195008
- HD 68849
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.17