How to see it
HIP 39899 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39899: right ascension 8h 8m 57s, declination −71° 43′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 39899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39899, HD 68950, Gaia DR3 5221219397597114752. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5221219397597114752
- HIP
- 39899
- HD
- 68950
- gaia_dr3
- 5221219397597114752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50