How to see it
HIP 38981 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38981: right ascension 7h 58m 38s, declination −37° 1′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 38981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38981, HD 65723, Gaia DR3 5545059794281127168. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5545059794281127168
- HIP
- 38981
- HD
- 65723
- gaia_dr3
- 5545059794281127168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69