How to see it
HIP 39420 has a visual magnitude of about 6.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39420: right ascension 8h 3m 30s, declination −42° 56′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 39420. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39420, HD 66812, Gaia DR3 5533107381336696192. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5533107381336696192
- HIP
- 39420
- HD
- 66812
- gaia_dr3
- 5533107381336696192
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.02