How to see it

HIP 39740 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39740: right ascension 8h 7m 20s, declination +12° 12′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 39740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39740, Gaia DR3 650040280890651520. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 650040280890651520

HIP

39740

gaia_dr3

650040280890651520

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 650040280890651520

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.50