How to see it
HIP 38869 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38869: right ascension 7h 57m 16s, declination +81° 21′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 38869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38869, HD 62434, Gaia DR3 1148422410401573376. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1148422410401573376
- HIP
- 38869
- HD
- 62434
- gaia_dr3
- 1148422410401573376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1148422410401573376
- HD 62434
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74