How to see it
HIP 37971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 37971: right ascension 7h 46m 58s, declination +26° 1′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 37971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 37971, HD 62857, Gaia DR3 874825056547179648. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 874825056547179648
- HIP
- 37971
- HD
- 62857
- gaia_dr3
- 874825056547179648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 874825056547179648
- HD 62857
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.35