How to see it
HIP 39947 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 39947: right ascension 8h 9m 30s, declination −51° 50′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 39947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39947, HD 68346, Gaia DR3 5513068369598665984. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5513068369598665984
- HIP
- 39947
- HD
- 68346
- gaia_dr3
- 5513068369598665984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39