How to see it
HIP 39958 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39958: right ascension 8h 9m 35s, declination +29° 5′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 39958. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39958, HD 67542, Gaia DR3 876542012673181312. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 876542012673181312
- HIP
- 39958
- HD
- 67542
- gaia_dr3
- 876542012673181312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 876542012673181312
- HD 67542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28