How to see it
HIP 39408 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39408: right ascension 8h 3m 23s, declination −38° 38′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 39408. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39408, HD 66742, Gaia DR3 5537927571592901632. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5537927571592901632
- HIP
- 39408
- HD
- 66742
- gaia_dr3
- 5537927571592901632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5537927571592901632
- HD 66742
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17