Its story

HIP 39299 has a visual magnitude of about 5.25: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 39299: right ascension 8h 2m 6s, declination −37° 2′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).

HIP 39299. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39299, HD 66435, Gaia DR3 5544275773774051328. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.