How to see it
HIP 38963 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38963: right ascension 7h 58m 21s, declination −51° 26′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 38963. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38963, HD 65867, Gaia DR3 5513748795496599936. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5513748795496599936
- HIP
- 38963
- HD
- 65867
- gaia_dr3
- 5513748795496599936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39