How to see it
HIP 38872 has a visual magnitude of about 5.04: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38872: right ascension 7h 57m 18s, declination −44° 6′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 38872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38872, HD 65551, Gaia DR3 5531457323620806528. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5531457323620806528
- HIP
- 38872
- HD
- 65551
- gaia_dr3
- 5531457323620806528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.04