Its story
HIP 39961 has a visual magnitude of about 5.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39961: right ascension 8h 9m 36s, declination −44° 7′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
HIP 39961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39961, HD 68217, Gaia DR3 5520757731149443712. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 39961
- Right ascension
- 8h 09m 36s
- Declination
- −44° 07′ 22″
- Magnitude
- 5.15
- Distance
- ≈ 1,066 ly
Data: gaia-dr3