How to see it
HIP 39421 has a visual magnitude of about 6.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39421: right ascension 8h 3m 30s, declination −49° 29′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 39421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39421, HD 66940, Gaia DR3 5514487014478448896. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5514487014478448896
- HIP
- 39421
- HD
- 66940
- gaia_dr3
- 5514487014478448896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.36