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HIP 38978

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HIP 38978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 38978: right ascension 7h 58m 34s, declination −21° 29′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).

HIP 38978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38978, HD 65566, Gaia DR3 5711579971315943424. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 38978
Right ascension
7h 58m 34s
Declination
−21° 29′ 16″
Magnitude
8.08
Distance
≈ 2,597 ly
Data: gaia-dr3