How to see it
HIP 40420 has a visual magnitude of about 10.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40420: right ascension 8h 15m 8s, declination +15° 2′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 40420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40420, Gaia DR3 655307766220642304. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 655307766220642304
- HIP
- 40420
- gaia_dr3
- 655307766220642304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 655307766220642304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.48