How to see it
HIP 39997 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39997: right ascension 8h 10m 6s, declination −6° 44′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 39997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39997, HD 67939, Gaia DR3 3064013352388508288. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3064013352388508288
- HIP
- 39997
- HD
- 67939
- gaia_dr3
- 3064013352388508288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84