How to see it
HIP 38648 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38648: right ascension 7h 54m 49s, declination +18° 6′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 38648. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38648, HD 64493, Gaia DR3 668395115687319296. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 668395115687319296
- HIP
- 38648
- HD
- 64493
- gaia_dr3
- 668395115687319296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 668395115687319296
- HD 64493
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78