How to see it
HIP 39978 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39978: right ascension 8h 9m 51s, declination +12° 41′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 39978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39978, HD 67744, Gaia DR3 650127004870467200. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 650127004870467200
- HIP
- 39978
- HD
- 67744
- gaia_dr3
- 650127004870467200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 650127004870467200
- HD 67744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59