How to see it
HIP 38987 has a visual magnitude of about 6.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38987: right ascension 7h 58m 45s, declination +5° 37′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 38987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38987, HD 65396, Gaia DR3 3095637127870898688. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3095637127870898688
- HIP
- 38987
- HD
- 65396
- gaia_dr3
- 3095637127870898688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3095637127870898688
- HD 65396
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.97