How to see it
HIP 39738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39738: right ascension 8h 7m 19s, declination −48° 23′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 39738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39738, HD 67762, Gaia DR3 5514648745769801856. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5514648745769801856
- HIP
- 39738
- HD
- 67762
- gaia_dr3
- 5514648745769801856
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46