How to see it
HIP 38946 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38946: right ascension 7h 58m 6s, declination +5° 0′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 38946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38946, HD 65258, Gaia DR3 3095529307011407360. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3095529307011407360
- HIP
- 38946
- HD
- 65258
- gaia_dr3
- 3095529307011407360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3095529307011407360
- HD 65258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94