How to see it
HIP 39998 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39998: right ascension 8h 10m 7s, declination −84° 26′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 39998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39998, HD 71676, Gaia DR3 5193340764878942208. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5193340764878942208
- HIP
- 39998
- HD
- 71676
- gaia_dr3
- 5193340764878942208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5193340764878942208
- HD 71676
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81