How to see it
HIP 45259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 45259: right ascension 9h 13m 26s, declination −38° 36′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 45259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 45259, HD 79523, Gaia DR3 5430582728105496704. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5430582728105496704
- HIP
- 45259
- HD
- 79523
- gaia_dr3
- 5430582728105496704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30