How to see it
HIP 38868 has a visual magnitude of about 5.78: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38868: right ascension 7h 57m 16s, declination +8° 38′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 38868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38868, HD 65066, Gaia DR3 3146909451016903680. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3146909451016903680
- HIP
- 38868
- HD
- 65066
- gaia_dr3
- 3146909451016903680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3146909451016903680
- HD 65066
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.78