How to see it
HIP 39878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39878: right ascension 8h 8m 44s, declination +57° 49′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 39878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39878, Gaia DR3 1083139560337156992. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1083139560337156992
- HIP
- 39878
- gaia_dr3
- 1083139560337156992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1083139560337156992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71