How to see it
HIP 38943 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38943: right ascension 7h 58m 5s, declination −26° 37′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 38943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38943, Gaia DR3 5601246419014366208. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5601246419014366208
- HIP
- 38943
- gaia_dr3
- 5601246419014366208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5601246419014366208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54