How to see it
HIP 44888 has a visual magnitude of about 6.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44888: right ascension 9h 8m 45s, declination −16° 16′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 44888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44888, HD 78614, Gaia DR3 5730925019405896960. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5730925019405896960
- HIP
- 44888
- HD
- 78614
- gaia_dr3
- 5730925019405896960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.19