How to see it
HIP 38959 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38959: right ascension 7h 58m 17s, declination +43° 58′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 38959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38959, HD 64958, Gaia DR3 923090524629574656. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 923090524629574656
- HIP
- 38959
- HD
- 64958
- gaia_dr3
- 923090524629574656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 923090524629574656
- HD 64958
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08