Its story

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.

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).

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.