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Catalog/Cancer/HIP 40306

HIP 40306

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HIP 40306 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 40306: right ascension 8h 13m 51s, declination +22° 16′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 40306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40306, HD 68581, Gaia DR3 676875545792099072. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 40306
Right ascension
8h 13m 51s
Declination
+22° 16′ 47″
Magnitude
8.65
Distance
≈ 895 ly
Data: gaia-dr3