How to see it
HIP 40700 has a visual magnitude of about 9.42: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40700: right ascension 8h 18m 29s, declination +18° 57′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40700. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40700, Gaia DR3 663251669011489152. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 663251669011489152
- HIP
- 40700
- gaia_dr3
- 663251669011489152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 663251669011489152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.42