How to see it
HIP 39955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39955: right ascension 8h 9m 33s, declination +65° 39′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 39955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39955, HD 66823, Gaia DR3 1094983705751555072. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1094983705751555072
- HIP
- 39955
- HD
- 66823
- gaia_dr3
- 1094983705751555072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1094983705751555072
- HD 66823
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73