How to see it
HIP 44979 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 44979: right ascension 9h 9m 45s, declination −49° 25′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 44979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44979, HD 79025, Gaia DR3 5325901391419407872. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5325901391419407872
- HIP
- 44979
- HD
- 79025
- gaia_dr3
- 5325901391419407872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45