How to see it
HIP 40331 has a visual magnitude of about 9.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40331: right ascension 8h 14m 5s, declination +12° 16′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40331. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40331, Gaia DR3 650226373233115136. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 650226373233115136
- HIP
- 40331
- gaia_dr3
- 650226373233115136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 650226373233115136
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.26