How to see it
HIP 38840 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38840: right ascension 7h 56m 54s, declination +56° 0′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 38840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38840, HD 64427, Gaia DR3 1081287742237069824. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1081287742237069824
- HIP
- 38840
- HD
- 64427
- gaia_dr3
- 1081287742237069824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1081287742237069824
- HD 64427
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72