How to see it
HIP 44478 has a visual magnitude of about 6.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44478: right ascension 9h 3m 45s, declination −17° 29′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 44478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44478, HD 77735, Gaia DR3 5729237028538984448. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5729237028538984448
- HIP
- 44478
- HD
- 77735
- gaia_dr3
- 5729237028538984448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5729237028538984448
- HD 77735
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.05