How to see it
HIP 39866 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39866: right ascension 8h 8m 38s, declination −37° 40′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 39866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39866, HD 67888, Gaia DR3 5541099112885193216. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5541099112885193216
- HIP
- 39866
- HD
- 67888
- gaia_dr3
- 5541099112885193216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30