How to see it
HIP 44862 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44862: right ascension 9h 8m 27s, declination +13° 13′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44862, HD 78420, Gaia DR3 606050676086782720. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 606050676086782720
- HIP
- 44862
- HD
- 78420
- gaia_dr3
- 606050676086782720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 606050676086782720
- HD 78420
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08