How to see it
44 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 44 Cet: right ascension 1h 24m 3s, declination −8° 0′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
44 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6539, HD 8511, Gaia DR3 2478133530644396800. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2478133530644396800
- HIP
- 6539
- HD
- 8511
- gaia_dr3
- 2478133530644396800
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 44 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17