How to see it
HIP 45980 has a visual magnitude of about 6.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45980: right ascension 9h 22m 36s, declination −39° 46′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 45980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45980, HD 81134, Gaia DR3 5429538196359139840. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5429538196359139840
- HIP
- 45980
- HD
- 81134
- gaia_dr3
- 5429538196359139840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.23