How to see it
HIP 38661 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38661: right ascension 7h 54m 56s, declination +17° 57′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 38661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38661, HD 64512, Gaia DR3 668384258010014592. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 668384258010014592
- HIP
- 38661
- HD
- 64512
- gaia_dr3
- 668384258010014592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 668384258010014592
- HD 64512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64