How to see it
HIP 40686 has a visual magnitude of about 9.34: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40686: right ascension 8h 18m 22s, declination +12° 33′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40686, Gaia DR3 649592779657218944. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 649592779657218944
- HIP
- 40686
- gaia_dr3
- 649592779657218944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 649592779657218944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.34