How to see it
HIP 39974 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39974: right ascension 8h 9m 48s, declination −42° 38′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 39974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39974, HD 68242, Gaia DR3 5533290621824556672. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5533290621824556672
- HIP
- 39974
- HD
- 68242
- gaia_dr3
- 5533290621824556672
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58