How to see it
HIP 44984 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44984: right ascension 9h 9m 46s, declination +11° 33′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 44984. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44984, HD 78661, Gaia DR3 592184494431479296. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 592184494431479296
- HIP
- 44984
- HD
- 78661
- gaia_dr3
- 592184494431479296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 592184494431479296
- HD 78661
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39