How to see it

HIP 40120 has a visual magnitude of about 10.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40120: right ascension 8h 11m 41s, declination +24° 12′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

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Catalog context

HIP 40120. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40120, Gaia DR3 680765480492471680. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 680765480492471680

HIP

40120

gaia_dr3

680765480492471680

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 680765480492471680

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

10.18