How to see it
HIP 35946 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 35946: right ascension 7h 24m 37s, declination −71° 28′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 35946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35946, HD 59640, Gaia DR3 5264068568322756864. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5264068568322756864
- HIP
- 35946
- HD
- 59640
- gaia_dr3
- 5264068568322756864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47