How to see it
HIP 39596 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39596: right ascension 8h 5m 30s, declination −69° 51′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 39596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39596, HD 68038, Gaia DR3 5269758472276674432. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5269758472276674432
- HIP
- 39596
- HD
- 68038
- gaia_dr3
- 5269758472276674432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5269758472276674432
- HD 68038
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17