How to see it
HIP 40747 has a visual magnitude of about 9.47: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40747: right ascension 8h 19m 4s, declination +18° 9′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40747. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40747, HD 69768, Gaia DR3 657146733777991168. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 657146733777991168
- HIP
- 40747
- HD
- 69768
- gaia_dr3
- 657146733777991168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 657146733777991168
- HD 69768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.47